The Security Menu; Basic Wireless Menu Command - Siemens SCALANCE W788-1PRO Operating Instructions Manual

Configuration Using Web Based Management and the Command Line Interface
6.4 The Security Me
Introduction
In this menu, you configure the security settings with which you want to operate
your SCALANCE W78x. Apart fro
scheme, this also includes the decision as to whether or not an external Radius
server is used and whether access i
Syntax of t he Command Line Interface
CLI\SECURITY>
Command
mgmteth [E|D]
6.4.1

Basic Wireless Menu Command

Authentication
Authentication protects the network from unwanted access.
In the Authentication Type box, you can choose between the following types of
authentication:
● Open System
There is no authentication. Encryption with a fixed key can be selected as an
option. You can choose between WEP or AES based on the key length (see
Section 6.4.2).
Note
With the SCALANCE W78x in iPCF mode, only this setting is possible.
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m selecting the authentication and encryption
s restricted based on MAC addresses (ACL).
Description
It is only possible to configure the
SCALANCE W78x over the wired
Ethernet interface (E) or over all
interfaces (D).
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