Wireless Security Commands 7

Example

Enterprise AP(if-wireless g)#mic_mode hardware

Enterprise AP(if-wireless g)#

wpa-pre-shared-key

This command defines a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) preshared-key.

Syntax

wpa-pre-shared-key <hex passphrase-key><value>

hex - Specifies hexadecimal digits as the key input format.

passphrase-key- Specifies an ASCII pass-phrase string as the key input format.

value - The key string. For ASCII input, specify a string between 8 and 63 characters. For HEX input, specify exactly 64 digits.

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (Wireless-VAP)

Command Usage

To support WPA or WPA2 for client authentication, use the auth command to specify the authentication type, and use the wpa-preshared-keycommand to specify one static key.

If WPA or WPA2 is used with pre-shared-key mode, all wireless clients must be configured with the same pre-shared key to communicate with the access point’s VAP interface.

Example

Enterprise AP(if-wireless g: VAP[0])#wpa-pre-shared-key ASCII agoodsecret Enterprise AP(if-wireless g)#

Related Commands

auth (7-115)

pmksa-lifetime

This command sets the time for aging out cached WPA2 Pairwise Master Key Security Association (PMKSA) information for fast roaming.

Syntax

pmksa-lifetime <minutes>

minutes - The time for aging out PMKSA information. (Range: 0 - 14400 minutes)

Default Setting

720 minutes

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SMC2552W-G2-17, SMC2552W-G2 specifications

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