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2.6 Wireless Security Setting
Comprehensive security settings are available on system in this menu. These include Hide ESSID, WEP
Keys, 802.1x EAP-TLS, 802.1x EAP-MD5, WPA-PSK, WPA-EAP, MAC Address Filtering and RADIUS.
Details of each type of security are in appendix. The security setting of each wireless interface is configured
separately. Note the message at the bottom of SMT page for information on each selection items.
- Hide ESSID
When Hide ESSID is enabled, the ESSID of an AP will not be seen so only the authorized AC knows the
existence of the AP. This prevents an unexpected client connecting to the AP.
- WEP
System supports 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit WEP key in both ASCII and HEX format. Do make sure the
correctly number of digits/characters and format of WEP key as shown in the table are entered. Note that
in HEX format, HEX number cannot start with "0". An error message will appear upon exiting SMT-26
when an illegal WEP key is entered.
- 802.1x EAP-TLS
Both 64-bit and 128-bit WEP can be set for reauthentication period up to 65535 seconds. Two Eapol
(EAP over LAN) versions are available.
- 802.1x EAP-MD5
WEP Key of 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit in both ASCII and HEX format can be set for EAP-MD5. Two
Eapol version are available with reauthentication period of up to 65535 seconds.
- WPA-PSK
Both TKIP and CCMP encryption are available for WPA-PSK. Pre-shared key of 8 to 63 characters are
required. Group Rekey Interval can be set up to 65536 seconds. Two Eapol version are available.
- WPA-EAP
Both TKIP and CCMP encryption are available for WPA-EAP. Pre-shared key of 8 to 63 characters are
required. Group Rekey Interval can be set up to 65536 seconds. Two Eapol version are available.
Number of
digit/character
64-bit
128-bit
152-bit
ASCII
HEX
5
10
13
26
16
32
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