64 | | | AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide |
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| Field | Description |
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| Security Mode | Select the Security Mode. Select one of the following: |
| | ∙ None (Plain-text) |
| | ∙ | Static WEP |
| | ∙ | IEEE 802.1x |
| | ∙ | WPA Personal |
| | ∙ | WPA Enterprise |
| | For a Guest network, the only security mode that can be applied is None |
| | (Plain-text). (For more information, see “Setting up Guest Access”.) |
| | Security modes other than None (Plain-text)apply only to configuration of the |
| | "Internal" network. |
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None (Plain-text)
None (or Plain-text security) means any data transferred to and from the AT-TQ2403 Management Software is not encrypted.
If you select None (Plain-text)as your security mode, no further options are configurable on the AP. This security mode can be useful during initial network configuration or for problem solving, but it is not recommended for regular use on the Internal network because it is not secure.
Figure 23: Security Setting Page – None (Plain-text) Setting
Guest Network
Setting security to None (Plain-text)is the only mode in which you can run the Guest network, which is by definition an easily accessible, insecure LAN always virtually separated from any sensitive information on the Internal LAN. For example, the guest network might simply provide internet and printer access for day visitors.
The absence of security on the Guest AP is designed to make it as easy as possible for guests to get a connection without having to program any security settings in their clients.
