Security Policy; Figure 42: Add Profile-Security Policy - SMC Networks WEBS-N User Manual

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Configures authentication and encryption to match the security of the
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wireless network. For an infrastructure network, four security modes are
supported, including Open, Shared, WPA-Personal, and WPA2-Personal. For
an ad hoc network, Open, Shared and WPA-NONE modes are supported.

Figure 42: Add Profile-Security Policy

The following items are available for the Security Mode:
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Open: Open-system authentication accepts any client attempting to
connect to the access point without verifying its identity.
Shared: Uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to verify client identity
by distributing a shared key to clients before attempting authentication.
WPA-Personal: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) employs a combination
of technologies to provide an enhanced security solution for wireless
networks. The WPA Pre-shared Key (WPA-PSK, or WPA-Personal) mode
for small networks uses a common password phrase that must be
manually distributed to all clients that want to connect to a network.
WPA2-Personal: A security enhancement to WPA that includes
stronger encryption based on the AES algorithm, which is considered
fully secure. The WPA2-Personal mode also requires a common
password phrase that must be manually distributed to all clients that
want to connect to a network.
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