Extreme Networks manual Basic 4700 Series Configuration

Basic 4700 Series Configuration

1From the Quick Setup screen, click the Create button to the right of the Security Policy item.

The New Security Policy screen displays with the Manually Pre-shared key/No authentication and No Encryption options selected. Naming and saving such a policy (as is) would provide no security and might only make sense in a guest network wherein no sensitive data is either transmitted or received. Consequently, at a minimum, a basic security scheme (in this case WEP 128) is recommended.

NOTE

For information on configuring the other (more sophisticated) encryption and authentication options available to the access point, refer to the Altitude 4700 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide available at http://www.extremenetworks.com/go/documentation.

2Ensure the Name of the security policy entered suits the intended configuration or function of the policy.

Multiple WLANs can share the same security policy, so be careful not to name security policies after specific WLANs or risk defining a WLAN to single policy. Extreme Networks recommends naming the policy after the attributes of the authentication or encryption type selected.

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