Avaya AP-6, AP-4, AP-5 manual Enable 802.1x Security, Enable Mixed Mode 802.1x and WEP Encryption

Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries

Enable 802.1x Security

Follow these steps to enable 802.1x on an SSID/VLAN pair:

1.Set Security Mode to 802.1x.

2.Select an Encryption Key Length.

—An 802.11b AP supports 64-bit and 128-bit encryption.

—An 802.11a or 802.11b/g AP supports 64-bit and 128-bit encryption.

3.Enter a Re-keying Interval.

The Re-keying Interval determines how often a client’s encryption key is changed and can be set to any value between 60 - 65535 seconds. Rekeying frustrates hacking attempts without taxing system resources. Setting a fairly frequent rekey value (900 seconds=15 minutes) effectively protects against intrusion without disrupting network activities.

Enable Mixed Mode (802.1x and WEP Encryption)

Follow these steps to use both 802.1x and WEP Encryption simultaneously (clients that do not support 802.1x use WEP Encryption for security purposes) on an SSID/VLAN pair:

1.Set Security Mode to Mixed.

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