Security Profile - Proxim AP-4000 User Manual

Advanced Configuration
SSID/VLAN/Security
Figure 4-58 To Edit Uplink VLAN Configuration interface
To Delete Uplink VLAN Configuration
1. Select the Index number of the uplink table by clicking the radio button.
2. Click the DELETE button.

Security Profile

See the following sections:
• Security Features
• Authentication Protocol Hierarchy
• VLANs and Security Profiles
• Configuring Security Profiles
Security Features
The AP supports the following security features:
• WEP Encryption: The original encryption technique specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard.
• 802.1x Authentication: An IEEE standard for client authentication.
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/802.11i
NOTE: The AP does not support shared key 802.11 MAC level authentication. Clients with this MAC level feature must
disable it.
WEP Encryption
The IEEE 802.11 standards specify an optional encryption feature, known as Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP, that is
designed to provide a wireless LAN with a security level equal to what is found on a wired Ethernet network. WEP
encrypts the data portion of each packet exchanged on an 802.11 network using an Encryption Key (also known as a
WEP Key).
When Encryption is enabled, two 802.11 devices must have the same Encryption Keys and both devices must be
configured to use Encryption in order to communicate. If one device is configured to use Encryption but a second device
is not, then the two devices will not communicate, even if both devices have the same Encryption Keys.
802.1x Authentication
IEEE 802.1x is a standard that provides a means to authenticate and authorize network devices attached to a LAN port.
A port in the context of IEEE 802.1x is a point of attachment to the LAN, either a physical Ethernet connection or a
wireless link to an Access Point. 802.1x requires a RADIUS server and uses the Extensible Authentication Protocol
[WPA2]): A new standard that provides improved encryption security over WEP.
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