NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS manual Authentication Type Authentication Servers, Internal DB

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

The Layer 2 encryption depends upon the authentication method chosen (Table 5-2).

Table 5-2. Encryption Options by Authentication Method

Authentication Method	Encryption Option
None	Open (Null) or Static WEP
802.1x	Dynamic WEP
WPA or WPA-PSK	TKIP
WPA2, WPA2-PSK, or xSec	AES
Combination of WPA or WPA-PSK and WPA2 or	Mixed TKIP/AES
WPA2-PSK

For more information about data encryption options for the WLAN, see “Encryption” on page 1-10.

Authentication Server

If an external authentication server, such as a RADIUS server, will be used to validate the wireless user, the server administrator must configure the server to support this authentication. The administrator must also configure the server to allow communication with the WFS709TP.

If the internal database in the WFS709TP will be used to validate the wireless user, you must configure user entries in the database.

Table 5-3is a summary of the authentication servers that you can configure for each authentication type in your WLAN.

Table 5-3. Supported Authentication Servers by Authentication Types

Authentication Type		Authentication Servers
	RADIUS		LDAP	Internal DB
802,1x	Yes		Yes**	Yes*
WPA	Yes		Yes**	Yes*
WPA-PSK	N/A		N/A	N/A
WPA2	Yes		Yes**	Yes*
WPA-PSK2	N/A		N/A	N/A
Captive Portal	Yes		Yes	Yes
MAC	Yes		Yes	Yes

* Only when the AAA FastConnect feature is enabled. See “Configuring 802.1x Authentication” on page 7-4.

Configuring WLANS 5-3

v1.0, June 2007