Security Overview; Levels Of Security; Chapter 4 Security Setup - Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Software Configuration Manual

Security Overview

Security Overview

Levels of Security

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This section describes the types of security features you can enable on the access
point. The security features protect wireless communication between the access
point and other wireless devices, control access to your network, and prevent
unauthorized entry to the access point management system.
Security is vital for any wireless network, and you should enable all the security
features available on your network.
on Cisco Aironet wireless networking equipment, from no security on the left to
highest security on the right. The highest level of security, EAP authentication,
interacts with a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server on
your network to provide authentication service for wireless client devices.
Figure 4-1 Wireless LAN Security Levels
Unique
SSID with
Broadcast
Default SSID
settings disabled
Not secure
Figure 4-1
Shared
Open
key
authen- authen-
tication
tication
with WEP with WEP
Chapter 4 Security Setup
shows possible levels of security
MAC-
based EAP
authen- authen-
tication tication
with WEP with WEP
Most secure
EAP
authen-
tication
with MIC,
broadcast
key
rotation,
and WEP
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