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Wireless Access Point User Guide
The available options are:
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None - No security is used. Anyone using the correct SSID can connect to your network.
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WEP - The 802.11b standard. Data is encrypted before transmission, but the encryption
system is not very strong.
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WPA-PSK - Like WEP, data is encrypted before transmission. WPA is more secure than
WEP, and should be used if possible. The PSK (Pre-shared Key) must be entered on each
Wireless station. The 256Bit encryption key is derived from the PSK, and changes fre-
quently.
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WPA2-PSK- This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and offers even greater security,
using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) method of encryption.
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WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK-This method, sometimes called "Mixed Mode", allows
clients to use EITHER WPA-PSK (with TKIP) OR WPA2-PSK (with AES).
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WPA with Radius -This version of WPA requires a Radius Server on your LAN to
provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are
encrypted using the WPA standard.
If this option is selected:
This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
Each user must authenticate on the Radius Server. This is usually done using digi-
tal certificates.
Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the Radius authentica-
tion data when required.
All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA standard. Keys are automatically
generated, so no key input is required.
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WPA2 with Radius -This version of WPA2 requires a Radius Server on your LAN to
provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data transmissions are
encrypted using the WPA2 standard.
If this option is selected:
This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
Each user must authenticate on the Radius Server. This is usually done using digi-
tal certificates.
Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the Radius authentica-
tion data when required.
All data transmission is encrypted using the WPA2 standard. Keys are automati-
cally generated, so no key input is required.
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WPA and WPA2 with Radius - EITHER WPA or WPA2 require a Radius Server on
your LAN to provide the client authentication according to the 802.1x standard. Data
transmissions are encrypted using EITHER WPA or WPA2 standard.
If this option is selected:
This Access Point must have a "client login" on the Radius Server.
Each user must authenticate on the Radius Server. This is usually done using digi-
tal certificates.
Each user's wireless client must support 802.1x and provide the Radius authentica-
tion data when required.
All data transmission is encrypted using EITHER WPA or WPA2 standard. Keys
are automatically generated, so no key input is required.
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802.1x - This uses the 802.1x standard for client authentication, and WEP for data encryp-
tion. If possible, you should use WPA-802.1x instead, because WPA encryption is much
stronger than WEP encryption.
If this option is selected:
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