Motorola WR850GP manual Security Page All Configuration Options, 802.11, Authentication, 802.1X

Configuration Section 3

SECURITY Page – All Configuration Options

Options related to: SELECTING WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION METHODS

Field	Description
Wireless	Sets the wireless interface to be configured.
Interface:	NOTE: The WR850 currently offers only one interface; future versions of
(ADVANCED)	WR850 hardware may include multiple wireless interfaces. This
	interface will be the same as displayed on the WIRELESS Page.
	FACTORY DEFAULT: Built-in WR850 Wireless MAC address, as printed
	on the product label as “Wireless MAC”.
802.11	Enables a “shared” authentication method, whereby encryption keys
Authentication:	are re-used as identification criteria for wireless clients. This
(ADVANCED)	“shared” authentication assumes that Wired Equivalent Privacy
	(WEP) encryption is used, and that WEP encryption keys have
	previously been shared between the client and access point.
	• Selecting Open disables 802.11 authentication.
	• Selecting Shared enables 802.11 authentication.
	NOTE: Selecting Shared will force all configuration options related to
	WPA authentication (below) to Disabled.
	NOTE: Selecting Shared requires WEP Encryption to be enabled
	below, to allow re-use of the encryption keys for identification.
	FACTORY DEFAULT: Open
802.1X	Enables the use of the WR850 with a RADIUS (Remote
Authentication:	Authentication Dial-In User Service) authentication server, without
(ADVANCED)	engaging WPA. During the authentication process, a RADIUS
	server verifies identities of client devices with a “shared secret”
	(similar to a password), and dynamically generates encryption keys.
	802.1X authentication is best enabled only if using the WR850 with
	devices that are not capable of supporting WPA.
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