Nortel Networks 2300 Series manual Set ap security, Syntax set ap security require optional none

284AP Commands

set ap security

Sets security requirements for management sessions between a WSS and its APs.

This feature applies to APs only, not to directly connected APs configured on AP access ports.

Note. The maximum transmission unit (MTU) for encrypted AP management traffic is 1498 bytes, whereas the MTU for unencrypted management traffic is 1474 bytes. Make sure the devices in the intermediate network between the WSS and AP can support the higher MTU.

Syntax set ap security {require optional none}

require	Requires all APs to have encryption keys that have been verified in the
	CLI by an administrator. If an AP does not have an encryption key or the
	key has not been verified, the WSS does not establish a management
	session with the AP.
optional	Allows APs to be managed by the switch even if they do not have
	encryption keys or their keys have not been verified by an administrator.
	Encryption is used for APs that support it.
none	Encryption is not used, even for APs that support it.
Defaults The default setting is optional.
Access	Enabled.

History Introduced in WSS Software 4.0. Option dap removed in 6.0.

Usage This parameter applies to all APs managed by the switch. If you change the setting to required, the switch requires APs to have encryption keys. The switch also requires their fingerprints to be verified in WSS Software. When AP security is required, an AP can establish a management session with the WSS only if its fingerprint has been verified by you in WSS Software.

A change to AP security support does not affect management sessions that are already established. To apply the new setting to an AP, restart the AP.

Examples The following command configures a WSS to require APs to have encryption keys:

WSS# set ap security none

success : change accepted.

See Also

•set ap fingerprint on page 257

•show ap config on page 344

•show ap status on page 358

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