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General
The first tab displayed is the General tab.
In the General tab, you can specify a new profile name and SSID.
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Profile Name — Enter a name for this profile. This can be any name that you may associate with
your network.
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SSID1 — Enter the SSID of the network. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your
wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
Security
The second tab displayed is the Security tab. Here you can specify and configure the security method
that is used by your network. There are five types of security methods available:
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WPA-EAP - (WiFi Protected Access - Extensible Authentication Protocol) Provides WPA with 802.1X
RADIUS authentication.
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WPA-PSK - (WiFi Protected Access - Pre-Shared Key) Provides support for both Passphrass (8-63
characters) and Hexadecimal (64 characters) keys.
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WEP - (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Provides the ability for setting of all four WEP keys. The WEP
selection also allows for setting of a unique key, which is used with higher forms of encryption such as
AES.
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None - Use this mode when there is no security authentication or encryption is currently enabled on
your Wireless LAN network.
Configuration for each security method is described below.
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SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User's Guide
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