Parameter

Keys

Description

If you selected WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK authentication or a mixed authentication type that supports pre-shared keys, enter and confirm the Hex Key or PSK passphrase in the PSK Key/Passphrase and Confirm PSK Key/Passphrase fields.

To define a hex key, enter a 64-character hexadecimal string.

To define a PSK passphrase, enter san ASCII string 8-63 characters in length.

Next click the Format drop-down list and select Hex or PSK Passphrase to select the format for the key or passphrase.

Advanced SSID Profile Settings

SSID Enable

Click this checkbox to enable or disable the SSID. The SSID is enabled by default.

 

 

Encryption

Select one of the following encryption types

 

 

xSec

Encryption and tunneling of Layer-2 traffic between the controller and wired or wireless clients,

 

or between Dell controllers. To use xSec encryption, you must use a RADIUS authentication

 

server. For clients, you must install the Funk Odyssey client software.

 

Requires installation of the xSec license. For xSec between Dell controllers, you must install an

 

xSec license in each controller.

 

 

opensystem

No authentication and encryption.

 

 

static-wep

WEP with static keys.

 

 

dynamic-wep

WEP with dynamic keys.

 

 

wpa-tkip

WPA with TKIP encryption and dynamic keys using 802.1x.

 

 

wpa-aes

WPA with AES encryption and dynamic keys using 802.1x.

 

 

wpa-psk-tkip

WPA with TKIP encryption using a preshared key.

 

 

wpa-psk-aes

WPA with AES encryption using a preshared key.

 

 

wpa2-aes

WPA2 with AES encryption and dynamic keys using 802.1x.

 

 

wpa2-psk-aes

WPA2 with AES encryption using a preshared key.

 

 

wpa2-psk-tkip

WPA2 with TKIP encryption using a preshared key.

 

 

wpa2-tkip

WPA2 with TKIP encryption and dynamic keys using 802.1x.

 

 

wpa2-aes-gcm-128

WPA2 with AES GCM-128 (Suite-b) encryption and dynamic keys

 

using 802.1X.

 

NOTE: This parameter requires the ACR license. For further information on Suite-B encryption,

 

see "Configuring an SSID for Suite-B Cryptography" on page 329.

 

 

wpa2-aes-gcm-256

WPA2 with AES GCM-256 (Suite-b) encryption and dynamic keys

 

using 802.1X.

 

NOTE: This parameter requires the ACR license. For further information on Suite-B encryption,

 

see "Configuring an SSID for Suite-B Cryptography" on page 329.

 

 

DTIM Interval

Specifies the interval, in milliseconds, between the sending of Delivery Traffic Indication

 

Messages (DTIMs) in the beacon. This is the maximum number of beacon cycles before

 

unacknowledged network broadcasts are flushed. When using wireless clients that employ

 

 

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