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security requirements of the WLAN. Once new policies are defined, they are available within the
New WLAN or Edit WLAN
be used by more than one WLAN if its logical to do so. For example, there may be two or more WLANs
within close proximity of each other requiring the same data protection scheme.
To create a new security policy or modify an existing policy:
1. Select Network Configuration
The Security Configuration
displayed.
NOTE When the access point is first launched, a single security policy (default)
Configuring a WLAN security scheme with a discussion of all the authentication and
encryption options available is beyond the scope of this chapter. See
Access Point Security on page 6-1
screens and can be mapped to any WLAN. A single security policy can
-> Wireless
screen appears with existing policies and their attributes
is available and mapped to WLAN 1. It is anticipated numerous additional
security policies will be created as the list of WLANs grows.
for more details on configuring access point security.
-> Security from the access point menu tree.
Chapter 6, Configuring
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Network Management