SMC Networks SMCWUSBS-N manual Profile Authentication\Encryption

Wireless Utility Configuration

•Authentication / Encryption — Configure authentication and encryption to match the security of the wireless network.

Figure 3-4. Profile - Authentication\Encryption

The displayed items on this page can be described as follows:

•Authentication – Select the authentication mode. For an infruastructure network, seven modes are supported by the Wireless USB Adapter, including Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA and WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK. For an ad hoc network, Open, Shared and WPA-None modes are supported.

-Open – Open-system authentication accepts any client attempting to connect to the access point without verifying its identity.

-Shared – The shared-key approach uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to verify client identity by distributing a shared key to clients before attempting authentication.

-LEAP – The Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) is an EAP authentication type used primarily in Cisco Aironet WLANs. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication.

When LEAP is select, input LEAP identity, password, domain name, and select encryption type. Check the Show Password box to display password characters as you type instead of asterisks.

Click OK to confirm the configuration or click Cancel to cancel the settings.

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