Enterasys Networks RBTSA-AA, RBTSA-AB manual Tkip

38CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET ADAPTER

TKIP

The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) option improves data encryption over WEP scheme by dynamically updating the encryption keys every 10,000 packets. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a message integrity check, and a re-keying mechanism.

To use TKIP:

1On the Wireless Security page, select TKIP.

2Select WPA-PSKfor home network or WPA for the scenarios where RADIUS servers are employed:

■WPA-PSK: Enter a pass-phrase key or hexadecimal key. The key can be generated based on a pass-phrase or a sequence of manually entered 64 hexadecimals. The 64 hexadecimals can be automatically generated by selecting Generate a Random Key.

■WPA: Select an authentication scheme (TTLS or PEAP) and a relevant authentication type, and enter a user name and a password.

3Select Apply.

Click the button of TKIP to set TKIP relevant parameters.

AES

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) option uses the highest security cipher for data encryption.

To use AES:

1On the Wireless Security page, select AES.

2Select WPA-PSKfor home network or WPA for the scenarios where RADIUS servers are employed:

■WPA-PSK: Enter a pass-phrase key or hexadecimal key. The key can be generated based on a pass-phrase or a sequence of manually entered 64 hexadecimals. The 64 hexadecimals can be automatically generated by selecting Generate a Random Key.

If the network mode is set to Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer), the option

WPA-NONEappears, instead of WPA-PSK.

■WPA: Select an authentication scheme (TTLS or PEAP) and a relevant authentication type, and enter a user name and a password.

3Select Apply.

Click the button of AES to set or modify AES relevant parameters.