Cisco Small Business RV220W Administration Manual page 67

Configuring the Wireless Network
Configuring Wireless Profiles
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Check the Broadcast SSID box if you want to allow all wireless clients within range
to be able to detect this wireless network when they are scanning the local area
for available networks. Disable this feature if you do not want to make the SSID
known. When this feature is disabled, wireless users can connect to your wireless
network only if they know the SSID (and provide the required security credentials).
In the Security field, select the type of security. All devices on your network must
use the same security mode and settings to work correctly. Cisco recommends
using the highest level of security that is supported by the devices in your network.
• Disabled—Any device can connect to the network. Not recommended.
• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)— Weak security with a basic encryption
method that is not as secure as WPA. WEP may be required if your network
devices do not support WPA; however, it is not recommended.
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Personal—WPA is part of the wireless
security standard (802. 1 1i) standardized by the Wi-Fi Alliance and was
intended as an intermediate measure to take the place of WEP while the
802. 1 1i standard was being prepared. It supports TKIP/AES encryption.
The personal authentication is the Preshared Key (PSK) that is an
alphanumeric passphrase shared with the wireless peer.
• WPA Enterprise—Allows you to use WPA with RADIUS server
authentication.
• WPA2 Personal—WPA2 is the implementation of security standard
specified in the final 802. 1 1i standard. It supports AES encryption and this
option uses PSK based authentication.
• WPA2 Personal Mixed—Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect
simultaneously using PSK authentication.
• WPA2 Enterprise—Allows you to use WPA2 with RADIUS server
authentication.
• WPA2 Enterprise Mixed—Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect
simultaneously using RADIUS authentication.
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