Wlan Security Configuration Parameters - Nortel BSG8ew 1.0 Configuration Manual

WLAN security configuration parameters

The following section describes the parameters for advanced configuration of the WLAN radio
located at Configuration,
Variable definitions
The following table describes the variables and values for configuring the WLAN security
settings.
Variable
SSID
Broadcast SSID
Authentication Type
Pre-Authentication
Pre Shared Key Type
Pre Shared Key
LAN, Wireless, Security
Value
Type the required SSID for which you want to configure security settings.
Specifies the broadcast SSID status.
If you select Enable, beacons sent out by the BSG contain the configured
SSID.
If you select Disable, beacons sent out by the BSG do not contain the
configured SSID.
The default value is Enable.
Specifies the method used to authenticate wire clients. Select the
Authentication Type for stations that use this SSID.
Select Open if authentication is not required.
Select Open1X to use 802.1x authentication.
Select Shared to use a shared key.
Select WPA, WPA2, or WPA-WPA2-Mixed if Radius server is used for
authentication.
Select WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA-WPA2-PSK-Mixed if
authentication uses a preshared key.
The default value is Open.
Specifies the preauthentication status.
Select Enable to enable the Robust Security Networks Association
(RSNA) preauthentication on this entity. Stations authenticate to different
APs, if present, but associate to a single AP.
Select Disable to disable the RSNA preauthentication. Stations
authenticate to a single AP.
This field is available only if Authentication Type is set to WPA, WPA2, or
WPA-WPA2-Mixed.
Specifies the preshared key type, either Hex or ASCII.
If you select Hex, you must provide a Hex key in the PreSharedKey field.
If you select ASCII, you must provide ASCII characters in the
PreSharedKey field.
The pass-phrase is an ASCII character string, whereas the manual key is
a string of hexadecimal numbers.
This option is enabled only when the authentication type is WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK, or WPA-WPA2-PSK-Mixed.
Specifies the preshared key.
If the PreSharedKey (PSK) Type is Hex, the PSK length must be 64.
If the PSK Type is ASCII, the PSK length ranges between 8 and 63.
This option is enabled only when the authentication type is WPA-PSK,
WPA2-PSK, or WPA-WPA2-PSK-Mixed.
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