NETGEAR WAG102NA manual Network Authentication Types, Typea Description

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

An overview of the information that is required to set up a security profile follows—including a description of the Network Authentication choices that are available:

•Security Profile Name. Use a name that makes it easy to recognize the profile—and to tell profiles apart. You can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

Note: Only the first profile is enabled by default. The rest of the profiles are disabled and must be enabled if configured.

•Wireless Network Name (SSID). This is the name of your wireless network. It is set to the default name of NETGEAR_11a-nfor 802.11a and NETGEAR_11g-nfor 802.11b/g, where n is the zero-based security profile number.

•Network Authentication. The WAG102 Access Point is set by default as an open system with no authentication. When setting up Network Authentication, bear in mind the following:

–If you are using the default Access Point mode, then all options are available. In other modes such as Repeater or Bridge, some options may be unavailable.

–Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP and Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 do include the client software that supports WPA. However, client software is required on the client. Consult the product documentation for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions on configuring WPA2 settings.

You can configure the WG302v2 to use the types of network authentication shown in the table below.

Table 2-1. Network Authentication Types

	Typea	Description
	Open System	Can be used with WEP encryption or no encryption.
	Shared Key	You must use WEP encryption and enter at least one shared key.
	Legacy 802.1x	You must configure the RADIUS Server Settings to use this option.
	WPA with RADIUS	You must configure the RADIUS Server Settings to use this option.
	WPA2 with RADIUS WPA2 is a	Only select this if all clients support WPA2. If selected, you must use
	later version of WPA.	AES encryption and configure the RADIUS Server Settings.
	WPA and WPA2 with RADIUS	This selection allows clients to use either WPA (with TKIP) or WPA2
		(with AES). If selected, you must use TKIP + AES encryption and
		configure the RADIUS Server Settings.
	WPA-PSK	You must use TKIP encryption and enter the WPA passphrase
		(Network key).
2-20		Basic Installation and Configuration

v2.0, September 2006