Radio - ZyXEL Communications NXC Series User Manual

Chapter 19 AP Profile
SSID
The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) is the name that identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is
associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. In other
words, it is the name of the wireless network that clients use to connect to it.
WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between the AP and
the wireless stations associated with it in order to keep network communications private. Both the
wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption.
WPA and WPA2
WiFi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i) is a wireless
security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA.
Key differences between WPA(2) and WEP are improved data encryption and user authentication.
IEEE 802.1x
The IEEE 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless
stations and encryption key management. Authentication is done using an external RADIUS server.
IEEE 802.11k/v Assisted Roaming
IEEE 802.11k is a standard for radio resource management of wireless LANs, which allows clients to
request neighbor lists from the connected AP and discover the best available AP when roaming. An
802.11k neighbor list can contain up to six BSSIDs with the highest RCPI (Received Channel Power
Indicator) value in both bands (5 GHz and 2.4 GHz, in the ratio of 4:2).
The IEEE 802.11v BSS Transition Management feature lets an AP automatically provide load information
of the neighbor APs to clients. It helps the NXC steer clients to a suitable AP for better performance or
load balancing.

19.2 Radio

This screen allows you to create radio profiles for the APs on your network. A radio profile is a list of
settings that a supported managed AP (NWA5121-N for example) can use to configure either one of its
two radio transmitters. To access this screen click Configuration > Object > AP Profile.
Note: You can have a maximum of 32 radio profiles on the NXC.
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