Configuring The Security Profile - Proxim ORiNOCO AP-8000 User Manual

Basic Configuration for an Enterprise

Configuring the Security Profile

• SNMP: The password for Read/Write access to the AP using SNMP interface. Enter a password between 6 and 32
characters in the Password field. The default password is "public".
NOTE: This password "public" is SNMP Read/Write Community string and is also applicable to SNMP Read
Community.
• Trap Host IP Address: Enter the IP Address for which the traps needs to be delivered. By default, an IP Address will
be available, that you can change.
NOTE: For security purposes Proxim recommends changing ALL PASSWORDS from the default "public" immediately, to
restrict access to your network devices to authorized personnel.
Configuring the Security Profile
1. Click Configuration > Security > Wireless Security.
2. Click Add in the Wireless Security CFG table to create a new entry. The Wireless Security Create Row page
displays.
3. Enter the Profile Name.
4. Authentication Mode:
• Authentication Mode: None, then the AP allows access to stations without authentication. In other words, the
security will be disabled for that VAP.
• Authentication Mode: WEP
— Wep Key: Enter the Wep Key. The Key Length can be 64 or 128 Bits.
• For 64-bit encryption, an encryption key is 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9 and A-F) or 5 Alpha numeric
characters.
• For 128-bit encryption, an encryption key is 26 hexadecimal characters or 13 Alpha numeric characters.
— Encryption Type: Select the Encryption type as WEP.
— Enter the Status.
• Authentication Mode: Psk
— Encryption Type: WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA-TKIP + WPA2-AES
— PSK: Enter the password. The limit for the passphrase is between 8 and 63 Alpha numeric characters
— Re-keying Interval: The value should be between 900 to 65535 seconds.
— Enter Status.
NOTE: When you select the encryption type as WPA-TKIP+WPA2-EAS, then the AP is considered to be in
Auto-Encryption mode, and the client will support both encryption type.
• Authentication Mode: 802.1x
— Encryption Type: WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA-TKIP + WPA2-AES
— Re-Keying Interval: The value should be between 900 to 65535 seconds.
— Enter Status.
NOTE: When you select the encryption type as WPA-TKIP+WPA2-EAS, then the AP is considered to be in
Auto-Encryption mode, and the client will support both encryption type. This type of security is called Dynamic
WEP.
NOTE: If you select WEP or TKIP, then the device will work on legacy rates not on 11n rates.
5. When finished configuring all parameters, click Add.
6. If you have selected a security profile of 802.1x, then you must configure a RADIUS 802.1x/EAP server. See. RADIUS
profile.
NOTE: Ensure that you assign the newly configured Security profiles to VAP.
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