Single Controller Configuration With Basic Profile Group - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

Client Authentication and Data Encryption
A user must authenticate to the WLAN to be able to access WLAN resources. The wireless
controller supports several types of security methods, including those that require an external
RADIUS or LDAP authentication server.
The encryption option that you can select depends upon the authentication method that you
have selected. The following table lists the authentication methods available, with their
corresponding encryption options.
Table 2.
Authentication Method
Open system
Shared Key
Legacy 802.1x
WPA
WPA2
WPA and WPA2
WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
For information about how to configure client authentication and data encryption, see
Managing Wireless Security Profiles
For information about how to configure authentication servers, see
Servers and Authentication Server Groups

Single Controller Configuration With Basic Profile Group

A basic configuration consists of a single wireless controller that controls a collection of
access points (APs) that are organized into the default group "Basic".
To set up a single wireless controller system with the Basic group, follow these steps:
Step Configuration
Optional: Create an RF plan.
1.
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Encryption Option
64-bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit WEP
64-bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit WEP
WEP
TKIP or TKIP+AES
AES or TKIP+AES
TKIP+AES
TKIP or TKIP+AES
AES or TKIP+AES
TKIP+AES
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Authentication Server
None
None
Internal
Internal Authentication server, External
Radius server or External AD server
Internal Authentication server, External
Radius server or External AD server
Internal Authentication server, Exter-
nal Radius server or External AD server
None
None
External RADIUS
Managing Authentication
Chapter/Section Reference
See
Chapter 3, RF Planning