Wireless Security Setup; Common Wireless Parameters; Figure 22: Wireless Security Setup - None - SMC Networks SMC7904WBRAS-N2 V2 User Manual

| WLAN Configuration
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Wireless Security Setup

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OMMON IRELESS
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ARAMETERS
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Describes the wireless security settings for each VAP, including association
mode, encryption, and authentication.

Figure 22: Wireless Security Setup - None

The following items are displayed all pages of the Wireless Security Setup:
SSID TYPE — Selects the VAP to apply security settings to.
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(Options: Root, VAP0-VAP3)
Encryption — Selects the encryption type to deploy on the specified
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VAP. The options are:
None: No security.
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WEP: WEP is used as the multicast encryption cipher. You should
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select WEP only when both WPA and WEP clients are supported.
WPA(TKIP/AES): WPA employs a combination of several
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technologies to provide an enhanced security solution for 802.11
wireless networks. TKIP or AES is used as the multicast encryption
cipher.
WPA2(TKIP/AES): WPA2 – WPA was introduced as an interim
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solution for the vulnerability of WEP pending the ratification of the
IEEE 802.11i wireless security standard. In effect, the WPA security
features are a subset of the 802.11i standard. WPA2 includes the
now ratified 802.11i standard, but also offers backward
compatibility with WPA. Therefore, WPA2 includes the same 802.1X
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