230CHAPTER 10: CONFIGURING MAP ACCESS POINTS

The maximum transmission unit (MTU) for encrypted MAP management traffic is 1498 bytes, whereas the MTU for unencrypted management traffic is 1474 bytes. Make sure the devices in the intermediate network between the WX switch and Distributed MAP can support the higher MTU.

Encryption Key Fingerprint

MAPs are configured with an encryption key pair at the factory. The fingerprint for the public key is displayed on a label on the back of the MAP, in the following format:

RSA aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa: aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa

If the MAP is already installed, you can display the fingerprint in MSS. (See “Finding the Fingerprint” on page 231.)

Encryption Options

By default, a WX can configure and manage a Distributed MAP regardless of whether the MAP has an encryption key, and regardless of whether you have confirmed the fingerprint by setting it in MSS.

You can configure a WX to require Distributed MAPs to have an encryption key. In this case, the WX also requires their fingerprints to be confirmed in MSS. When MAP security is required, a MAP can establish a management session with the WX only if its fingerprint has been confirmed in MSS.

If you do not want any MAPs to use encryption for management information, you can disable the feature.

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