
Configuration | Section 3 |
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SECURITY Page – All Configuration Options
Options related to: SELECTING WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION METHODS
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Wireless | Sets the wireless interface to be configured. |
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Interface: | NOTE: The WR850 currently offers only one interface; future versions of |
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(ADVANCED) | WR850 hardware may include multiple wireless interfaces. This |
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| interface will be the same as displayed on the WIRELESS Page. |
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| FACTORY DEFAULT: |
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| on the product label as “Wireless MAC”. |
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802.11 | Enables a “shared” authentication method, whereby encryption keys |
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Authentication: | are |
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(ADVANCED) | “shared” authentication assumes that Wired Equivalent Privacy |
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| (WEP) encryption is used, and that WEP encryption keys have |
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| previously been shared between the client and access point. |
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| • Selecting Open disables 802.11 authentication. |
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| • Selecting Shared enables 802.11 authentication. |
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| NOTE: Selecting Shared will force all configuration options related to |
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| WPA authentication (below) to Disabled. |
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| NOTE: Selecting Shared requires WEP Encryption to be enabled |
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| below, to allow |
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| FACTORY DEFAULT: Open |
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802.1X | Enables the use of the WR850 with a RADIUS (Remote |
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Authentication: | Authentication |
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(ADVANCED) | engaging WPA. During the authentication process, a RADIUS |
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| server verifies identities of client devices with a “shared secret” |
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| (similar to a password), and dynamically generates encryption keys. |
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| 802.1X authentication is best enabled only if using the WR850 with |
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| devices that are not capable of supporting WPA. |
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