Hirschmann NetModule AP3400 User Manual page 41

based authentication.
– WPA3 enterprise - builds upon the foundation of WPA2-Enterprise with the additional requirement
of using Protected Management Frames on all WPA3 connections.
– WPA2/WPA3 personal - supports both WPA2 and WPA3 personal modes.
– WPA/WPA2 personal - supports both WPA and WPA2 protocol.
– WPA2/WPA3 enterprise - supports both WPA3 and WPA2 enterprise security modes.
Network zone - allows you to add the Station interface to one one of the networks created on the
board. Pick a WAN or LAN network from the list and the Station wireless interface will be added to
that network. The list displays network names - those networks can be created and configured in the
Network configuration page.
Access Point configuration
Whenever you want to create a WiFi network you must take three main steps:
1. Create a LAN or WAN network (Configuration -> Network).
2. Enable a wireless radio in Access point mode (Configuration -> Wireless).
3. Add that radio interface to a LAN or WAN network by creating a SSID and selecting to which LAN
or WAN network this interface will be added (Configuration -> SSID).
When your AP3400 board is in Access point (AP) wireless mode, you can create multiple WiFi net-
works, and wireless clients can connect to those networks.
One board can have multiple WiFi networks created. This is done by creating SSIDs. For simplicity
reasons, the term "wireless network name" is often used instead of SSID term.
SSID stands for "Service Set Identifier" and is a unique identifier of any WiFi network. This allows
wireless devices to uniquely identify each other.
You create a custom name for your WiFi network and that name will be visible to other nearby WiFi
devices. User-created wireless network names doesn't have to be unique and can have duplications,
but SSID ensures that all network devices can uniquely identify each other, in other words, smart-
phone users scanning for available WiFi networks will simply see a list of network names, but their
smartphones will also see unique BSSIDs for available WiFi networks.
Data packets transferred over a wireless network always include the SSIDs. This ensures that data
sent over the air is received by the correct device.
Separate WiFi networks are created by choosing a unique network name (SSID) and assigning it to a
LAN network, in most general cases.
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