Security

Security Mode

Description

 

 

 

 

Enable WPA Mode

The AP uses 802.1x to communicate with a

 

RADIUS server and authenticate clients.

 

The AP generates and distributes dynamic,

 

per user encryption keys (based on the

 

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)) to

 

each client following successful

 

authentication. WPA mode provides

 

message integrity checking to guard

 

against replay type attacks. This mode is

 

not available for all radio types.

 

 

Enable WPA-PSK

The AP uses a Pre-shared Key (manually

Mode

configured on both the AP and the clients)

 

to authenticate clients. The AP generates

 

and distributes dynamic, per user

 

encryption keys (based on TKIP) to each

 

client following successful authentication.

 

This mode is for customers who want to use

 

WPA but do not have a RADIUS server

 

installed on their network. This mode is not

 

available for all radio types.

 

 

 

 

 

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You configure an SSID/VLAN to use a particular Security mode by setting the Security Mode parameter in the SSID, VLAN, and Security table (see Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries). The following table summarizes the Security Mode options available in the HTTP

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