CHAPTER 7 Wireless Configuration
WLAN Security
Figure 47: Security Mode - WPA
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Security Mode — Configures the WPA and WPA2 security modes used by clients. When using WPA or WPA2, be sure there is a RADIUS server in the connected wired network, and that the RADIUS settings are configured.
See “IEEE 802.1X and RADIUS” on page 87 for more information. (Default: Disable)
◆WPA — Clients using WPA with an 802.1X authentication method are accepted for authentication. The default data encryption type for WPA is TKIP.
◆WPA2 — Clients using WPA2 with an 802.1X authentication method are accepted for authentication. The default data encryption type for WPA is AES.
◆WPA1_WPA2 — Clients using WPA or WPA2 with an 802.1X authentication method are accepted for authentication. The default data encryption type is TKIP/AES.
◆WPA Algorithms — Selects the data encryption type to use. (Default is determined by the Security Mode selected.)
■TKIP — Uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) keys for encryption. WPA specifies TKIP as the data encryption method to replace WEP. TKIP avoids the problems of WEP static keys by dynamically changing data encryption keys.
■AES — Uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) keys for encryption. WPA2 uses AES
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