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System Configuration
WPA Pre-Shared Key Type – If the WPA pre-shared-key mode is
used, all wireless clients must be configured with the same key to
communicate with the access point.
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Hexadecimal: Enter a key as a string of 64 hexadecimal
numbers.
Alphanumeric: Enter a key as an easy-to-remember form of
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letters and numbers. The string must be from 8 to 63
characters, which can include spaces.
The configuration settings for WPA are summarized below:
WPA pre-shared key only
Authentication Type: Open System
WEP (encryption): Enable
WPA clients only: Enable
WPA Mode: Pre-shared-key
Multicast Cipher: WEP/TKIP/AES
WPA PSK Type -
Hex: 64 characters
ASCII: 8-63 characters
Shared Key: 64/128/152
802.1x = Disabled
MAC Authentication: Disabled/Local
1: Although WEP keys are not needed for WPA, you must enable WEP encryption
through the web or CLI in order to enable all types of encryption in the access point.
For example, use the CLI encryption command to set Encryption = 64, 128 or 152,
thus enabling encryption (i.e., all types of encryption) in the access point.
2: Do not use WEP unless the access point must support both WPA and WEP clients.
3: See Authentication (page 5-12)
4: See Radius (page 5-9)
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WPA over 802.1x
Authentication Type: Open System
WEP (encryption): Enable
WPA clients only: Enable
WPA Mode: WPA over 802.1x
Multicast Cipher: WEP/TKIP/AES
Shared Key: 64/128/152
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802.1x = Required
MAC Authentication: Disabled/Local
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