Step 8: Configure Wlan Security - Motorola WS2000 System Reference Manual

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2. Verify that Access Port 1 is shown in the
connection between the switch and the Access Port.
The current settings for the associated Subnet and adopted Access Ports are displayed on this screen;
however, the screen associated with each WLAN (under
the settings and rules for adopting Access Ports can be modified.
Use the AP Adoption Configuration
up to six Access Ports at a time, but the list of allowed Access Port addresses (displayed in this area) can
exceed six in number. A dual-radio 802.11a/b Access Port counts as one Access Port with respect to the
maximum allowed; however, each radio is listed as a separate Access Port.
This adoption list identifies each Access Port by its Media Access Control (MAC) address. This address is the
Access Port's hard-coded hardware number that is printed on the bottom of the device. An example of a MAC
address is 00:09:5B:45:9B:07.
The default setting associates all adopted Access Ports with WLAN1.

Step 8: Configure WLAN Security

In the previous step, the administrator set parameters for each WLAN that fine tune the performance of the
WLAN. In addition, the administrator can set the type and level of security for each WLAN. These security
measures do not control communications from the WAN; instead, they control communication from the
clients within the WLAN.
In the [Network Configuration]
administrator can set the user authentication method and the encryption method, as well as define a set of
rules that control which MUs can communicate through the WLAN.
Access Ports Adopted
[Network Configuration]
tab to assign Access Ports to a particular WLAN. The switch can adopt
--> Wireless --> <WLAN name> --> <WLAN Name>
field to the right. If it is not, verify the
--> Wireless) is where
Security screen, the