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•WPA: Clients using WPA over 802.1X are accepted for authentication.

•WPA-PSK: Clients using WPA with a Pre-shared Key are accepted for authentication.

•WPA2: Clients using WPA2 over 802.1X are accepted for authentication.

•WPA2-PSK: Clients using WPA2 with a Pre-shared Key are accepted for authentication.

•WPA-WPA2-mixed: Clients using WPA or WPA2 over 802.1X are accepted for authentication.

•WPA-WPA2-PSK-mixed: Clients using WPA or WPA2 with a Pre-shared Key are accepted for authentication.

WPA Configuration – Each VAP interface can be configured to allow only WPA-enabled clients to access the network (Required), or to allow access to both WPA and WEP clients (Supported). (Default: Required)

Cipher Suite – Selects an encryption method for the global key used for multicast and broadcast traffic, which is supported by all wireless clients.

•WEP: WEP is used as the multicast encryption cipher. You should select WEP only when both WPA and WEP clients are supported.

•TKIP: TKIP is used as the multicast encryption cipher.

•AES-CCMP: AES-CCMP is used as the multicast encryption cipher. AES-CCMP is the standard encryption cipher required for WPA2.

WPA Pre-Shared Key Type – If the WPA or WPA2 pre-shared-key mode is used, all wireless clients must be configured with the same key to communicate with the access point.

•Hexadecimal – Enter a key as a string of 64 hexadecimal numbers.

•Alphanumeric – Enter a key as an easy-to-remember form of letters and numbers. The string must be from 8 to 63 characters, which can include spaces.

The configuration settings for WPA are summarized below:

Table 6-4. WPA Configuration Settings

WPA and WPA2 pre-shared key only

WPA and WPA2 over 802.1X

 

 

Encryption: Enabled

Encryption: Enabled

Authentication Setup: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or

Authentication Setup: WPA, WPA2,

WPA-WPA2-mixed

WPA-WPA2-mixed

WPA Cipher Mode: WEP/TKIP/AES-CCMP

WPA Cipher Mode: WEP/TKIP/AES-CCMP

WPA Pre-shared Key Type: Hex/ASCII

(requires RADIUS server to be specified)

 

 

1:You must enable data encryption in order to enable all types of encryption in the access point.

2:Select TKIP when any WPA clients do not support AES. Select AES only if all clients support AES.

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SMC2552W-G2-17, SMC2552W-G2 specifications

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