Security - Planet WAP-4033 User Manual

Preamble Type
Broadcast ESSID
IAPP
802.11g Protection
After configuration complete, please click "Apply" button to save the configuration. Then you will
see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press "Continue" for
configure other settings or "Apply" to restart WAP-4033 with new configuration.
3.4

Security

This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, includes WEP, 802.1x,
802.1x with WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent
your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same
security mechanism. By default, the security option is "Disable".
Note: This access point can act as a station and an AP at the same time in "Universal
Repeater" mode. The security settings only apply to the AP operation in "Universal Repeater"
mode. The station operation has no security.
the data packets.
Preamble type defines the length of CRC block in the frames during the
wireless communication. "Short Preamble" is suitable for high traffic wireless
network. "Long Preamble" can provide more reliable communication.
If you enable "Broadcast ESSID", every wireless station located within the
coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily. If you are
building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling "Broadcast ESSID" can provide better security.
If you enable "IAPP", the access point will automatically broadcast
information of associated wireless stations to its neighbors. This will help
wireless station roaming smoothly between access points. Disabling "IAPP"
can provide better security.
This is also called CTS Protection. It is recommended to enable the
protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data
collision between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations. When the
protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will be a little lower due
to many of frame traffic should be transmitted.
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