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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 41 SSID > Security Profile > Add/Edit Security Profile
LABEL
Profile Name
Security Mode
Radius Server Type
Primary /
Secondary Radius
Server Activate
Radius Server
IP Address
Radius Server
Port
Radius Server
Secret
Primary /
Secondary
Accounting Server
Activate
Accounting
Server IP
Address
Accounting
Server Port
Accounting
Share Secret
802.1X
ReAuthenticatio
n Timer
Idle Timeout
Authentication Type
Key Length
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DESCRIPTION
Enter up to 31 alphanumeric characters for the profile name. This name is only visible in
the Web Configurator and is only for management purposes. Spaces and underscores
are allowed.
Select a security mode from the list: none, wep, wpa, wpa2, or wpa2-mix.
This shows External and the NWA uses an external RADIUS server for authentication.
Select this to have the NWA use the specified RADIUS server.
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Enter the port number of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Enter the shared secret password of the RADIUS server to be used for authentication.
Select the check box to enable user accounting through an external authentication
server.
Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal notation.
Enter the port number of the external accounting server. The default port number is
1813. You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you
to do so with additional information.
Enter a password (up to 128 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between
the external accounting server and the NWA. The key must be the same on the external
accounting server and your NWA. The key is not sent over the network.
Select this to enable 802.1x secure authentication.
Enter the interval (in seconds) between authentication requests. Enter a 0 for unlimited
requests.
Enter the idle interval (in seconds) that a client can be idle before authentication is
discontinued.
Select a WEP authentication method. Choices are Open or Share key. Share key is
only available if you are not using 802.1x.
Select the bit-length of the encryption key to be used in WEP connections.
If you select WEP-64:
• Enter 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" (for example,
0x11AA22BB33) for each Key used.
or
• Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for
example, MyKey) for each Key used.
If you select WEP-128:
• Enter 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" (for example,
0x00112233445566778899AABBCC) for each Key used.
or
• Enter 13 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for
example, MyKey12345678) for each Key used.
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