ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620

Table 9. Profile definition settings (continued)

Setting

Description

 

 

Broadcast Wireless

Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to broadcast its

Network Name (SSID)

SSID, allowing wireless stations that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the

 

wireless access point’s SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID

 

from being broadcast, select the No radio button.

5.Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section of the Edit Security Profile screen as explained in the following table.

The wireless access point is set by default as an open system with no authentication. When you configure network authentication, bear in mind the following:

If you are using access point mode (which is the default mode if you did not enable wireless bridging), then all options are available. In other modes such as bridge mode, some options might be unavailable.

Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP, Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, and Windows Vista 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 about how to configure WPA2 settings.

Table 10. Profile authentication settings

Setting

Description

 

 

 

 

Network Authentication

Open System

This is the default setting. Use an open system without any

and Data Encryption

 

encryption or with WEP encryption.

 

 

See Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key

Note: The data

 

with WEP on page 53.

encryption fields that

 

 

Shared Key

Use WEP encryption and enter at least one shared key.

display onscreen

depend on your

 

See Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key

selection from the

 

with WEP on page 53.

Network Authentication

Legacy 802.1X

Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not

drop-down list.

 

supported.

 

 

 

 

See Configure Legacy 802.1X on page 54.

 

 

 

 

WPA with Radius

Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or

 

 

TKIP + AES encryption.

 

 

See Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS,

 

 

and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS on page 55.

 

WPA2 with Radius

Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or

 

 

TKIP + AES encryption.

 

 

See Configure WPA with RADIUS, WPA2 with RADIUS,

 

 

and WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS on page 55.

 

 

Note: Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2.

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NETGEAR WNDAP620 manual Profile authentication settings, See Configure an Open System with WEP or Shared Key