WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

5.Make sure that the option Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only is not selected, then click Close.

6.In the Wireless Networks tab, click Add to add a wireless network.

7.Click the Association tab to enter the network properties for the ESSID.

This tab configures the authentication and encryption used between the wireless client and the WFS709TP system. Therefore, the settings for the ESSID that you configure on the client must match the configuration for the ESSID on the WFS709TP.

For an SSID using dynamic WEP, enter the following:

Network Authentication: Open

Data Encryption: WEP

Select the option “The key is provided for me automatically”.

Each client will use a dynamically generated WEP key that is automatically derived during the 802.1x process.

For an SSID using WPA, enter the following:

Network Authentication: WPA

Data Encryption: TKIP

For an SSID using WPA-PSK, enter the following:

Network Authentication: WPA-PSK

Data Encryption: TKIP

The preshared key.

For an SSID using WPA2, enter the following:

Network Authentication: WPA2

Data Encryption: AES

For an SSID using WPA2-PSK, enter the following:

Network Authentication: WPA2-PSK

Data Encryption: AES

The preshared key.

Do not select the option “This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used”.

Windows Client Example Configuration for 802.1x

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