Security Mode
Use the Security Mode dialog to configure the Security and Authentication methods. If Ad-Hoc mode is selected,
this dialog is not available and authentication is set to None by default.
Select the security mode from the Security Mode drop-down list. The selection chosen affects the availability of
other choices for Authentication Type and Encryption methods.
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LEGACY (Pre-WPA): This mode allows the user to configure protocols not available in the other Security
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WPA-Personal:
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WPA2-Personal
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WPA-Enterprise:
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WPA2-Enterprise:
Security Modes
Table 2-7
Authentication
Security Mode
Legacy (Pre-WPA)
None,
EAP-TLS,
EAP-FAST,
PEAP,
LEAP,
TTLS
WPA - Personal
None
WPA2 - Personal
None
WPA - Enterprise
EAP-TLS,
EAP-FAST,
PEAP,
LEAP,
TTLS
WPA2 - Enterprise
EAP-TLS,
EAP-FAST,
PEAP,
LEAP,
TTLS
Mode selections: Open authentication / encryption; Open authentication with WEP 40
or WEP 128; and 802.1X authentications that use WEP128 Encryption.
This mode allows the user to configure a WPA-TKIP-PSK protocol.
This mode allows the user to configure WPA2-PSK protocols with the Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) encryption method.
This mode allows the user to configure profiles with 802.1X Authentication that uses
WPA and TKIP encryption method.
This mode allows the user to configure profiles with 802.1X Authentication that uses
WPA2 with AES encryption method.
Encryption Types
Types
Open,
WEP-40 (40/24),
WEP-104 (104/24),
TKIP,
AES
TKIP
AES
TKIP
AES
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Pass-phrase/Hexkey Configuration
Enabled. User input required with pass-phrase/hex key
configuration.
Enabled. User input required with pass-phrase/hex key
configuration.
Enabled. User input required with pass-phrase/hex key
configuration.
Disabled. No user input required for encryption key.
Disabled. No user input required for encryption key.