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Wireless Settings Page (Cont.) |
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Access Point MAC | This unique address identifies the Wireless Access Point (WAP) used by this |
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Address: | panel for wireless communication |
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| • Site Survey button: Launches the Wireless Site Survey page. The options on |
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| this page allow you to detect |
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| the panel’s |
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| Data displayed on the Site Survey page is categorized by: |
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| - Network Name (SSID) - WAP names |
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| - Channel (RF) - channels currently being used by the WAP |
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| - Security Type - security protocol enabled on the WAP, if detectable |
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| - Signal Strength - None, Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, and Excellent |
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| - MAC Address - Unique identification of the transmitting Access Point |
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| • Refer to the Using the Site Survey tool section on page 23 for more detailed |
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| information on the SIte Survey page. |
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| • When communicating with a NXA- WAP200G, enter the MAC Address |
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| (BSSID) of the target WAP as the Access Point MAC Address. Refer to the |
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| WAP200G Instruction Manual for more information. |
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Wireless Security: | Sets the wireless security method to be used by the panel to connect to the |
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| network. Selecting any of the connection method buttons invokes the relevant |
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| configuration page, with options that allow you to define parameters specific to |
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| the selected method of connection. |
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Open (Clear Text) |
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This button opens the Open (Clear Text) Settings page (FIG. 63 on page 68). |
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| “Open” security does not utilize any encryption methodology, but requires an |
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| SSID |
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| entry of the target WAP so the panel knows what device it is using to |
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| communicate with the network. |
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| • Refer to the Open (Clear Text) Settings section on page 68 for further details. |
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Static WEP |
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This button opens the Static WEP Settings page (FIG. 64 on page 69). |
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| “Static WEP” security requires that both a target WAP be identified and an |
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| encryption method be implemented prior to establishing communication. |
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| • Refer to the Static WEP Settings section on page 69 for further details. |
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This button opens the |
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| WPA or WPA2, but an 802.1x authentication server is not available. |
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| PSK connections are more secure than WEP and are simpler to configure, |
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| since they implement dynamic keys but share a key between the WAP and the |
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| panel (client). |
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| • Refer to the |
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| This button opens the |
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| sary to securely transmit data over a wireless network. |
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| • Refer to the |
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| • For information on uploading a certificate file, refer to the AMX Certificate |
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| Upload Utility section on page 168. |
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This button opens the |
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| Radius server directly validate the identity of the client (panel) is necessary |
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| before allowing it access to the network. |
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| • Refer to the |
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| • For information on uploading a certificate file, refer to the AMX Certificate |
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| Upload Utility section on page 168. |
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