Network Authentication And Data Encryption Options - NETGEAR ProSafe WC7520 Reference Manual

Network Authentication and Data Encryption Options

The following table shows the data encryption options based on network authentication, and
the required configuration steps to implement a selected network authentication.
Note: On the Edit Profile (Basic) or Edit Profile (Group-X) screen, for any
selection from the Network Authentication drop-down list that
requires a RADIUS server, note that authentication is actually not
restricted to a RADIUS server; you can also use an internal
authentication server or an external LDAP server.
Note: For information about requirements for WEP keys and WPA
passphrases, see
Note: You can configure either MAC authentication with an external
RADIUS server or network authentication with an external RADIUS
server, but not both. That is, if you configure external MAC
authentication, you cannot use an external RADIUS server with
WPA, WPA2, or WPA & WPA2.
Table 16. Network authentication and data encryption settings
Network authentication
selection
Open
ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller WC7520
Table 52 on page 187.
Data encryption Configuration steps
options
None You can use an open system without any encryption or with WEP
encryption:
WEP
• No encryption. An open system without encryption is the
default setting. No further authentication and encryption
configuration is required.
• WEP encryption. To configure an open system with WEP
encryption, see the Shared Key and WEP information further
down in this table.
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