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Channel: The frequency channel that the wireless radio will use. Select Auto-Scan to have the device scan all
frequencies until it finds one with an available access point or wireless network it can join.
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Transmit Power: The transmit power level in dBm.
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Enable Short Preamble: Enables transmission of wireless frames using short preambles. If Short Preamble is
supported in the wireless network, enabling it can boost overall throughput.
WiFi security settings
The WiFi security settings specify the wireless security settings that the wireless network uses. Multiple security and
authentication modes may be chosen depending on the configuration of the access point or wireless network. The
wireless device will automatically select and determine the authentication and encryption methods to use while
associating to the wireless network. If the wireless network does not use security and uses an Open Network
architecture, these settings do not need to be modified.
Note that WPA settings require that the device communicate to Access Points and is not valid when the Connection
Method is set to Connect to wireless systems using peer-to-peer (ad-hoc). Also, WPA pre-shared key (WPA-PSK)
security is only valid when you use a specific Network Name or SSID.
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Network Authentication: The authentication method or methods used for wireless communications.
Use any available authentication method: Enables all of the methods. The capabilities of the wireless
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network determines the actual method used.
Use the following selected method(s): Selects one or more authentication methods for wireless
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communications.
Open System: Uses IEEE 802.11 open system authentication to establish a connection.
Shared Key: Uses IEEE 802.11 shared key authentication to establish a connection. At least one WEP key must
be specified in order to use shared key authentication.
WEP with 802.1x authentication: Uses IEEE 802.1x authentication (EAP) to establish a connection with an
authentication server or access point. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys are dynamically generated to
encrypt data over the wireless network.
WPA with pre-shared key (WPA-PSK): Uses the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol with a pre-shared key
(PSK). The PSK is calculated using a passphrase and the network SSID.
WPA with 802.1x authentication: Uses the WPA protocol and IEEE 802.1x authentication (EAP) to establish a
connection with an authentication server or access point. Encryption keys are dynamically generated to
encrypt data over the wireless link.
Cisco LEAP: Uses Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) to establish a a connection with an
authentication server or access point. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys are dynamically generated to
encrypt data over the wireless link. A user name and password must be specified to use LEAP.
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Data Encryption: You an select multiple encryption methods.
Use any available encryption method: Enables all of the methods. The capabilities of the wireless network
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determines the actual method used.
Use the following selected method(s): Selects one or more encryption methods.
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Open System: Does not use encryption over the wireless link. Open System encryption is valid only with Open
System and Shared Key authentication.
WEP: Uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption over the wireless link. You can use WEP encryption with
any of the above authentication methods.
TKIP: Uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption over the wireless link. You can use TKIP
encryption with WPA-PSK and WPA with 802.1x authentication.
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