Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

 

 

 

 

Table 19 Security: WPA2 for Wireless Client (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Security Mode

Choose the same security mode used by the AP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rekey Option

 

 

 

 

 

Reauthentication

Specify how often wireless stations have to resend user names and passwords in order to

 

Time

stay connected.

 

 

Enter a time interval between 0 and 3600 seconds. Enter “0” to turn reauthentication off.

 

 

If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer

 

 

on the RADIUS server has priority.Enter how often the external authentication server

 

 

requires a connected wireless client to reauthenticate itself to the server again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Group-key

Group Key Timer is the rate at which the RADIUS server sends a new group key out to all

 

Update

clients. Click the check box to enable the Group Key Update and type a number between

 

 

100 and 3600 for the time rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

6.6.3 Security: WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX

Use this screen to employ WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX as the security mode of your NWA. Select WPA2-PSKor WPA2-PSK-MIXin the Security Mode field to display the following screen.

Figure 33 Security: WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

The following table describes the labels not previously discussed

Table 20 Security: WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Profile Name

This is the name that identifying this profile.

 

 

Security Mode

Choose WPA2-PSKor WPA2-PSK-MIXin this field.

 

 

Pre-Shared Key

Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces

 

and symbols).

 

 

 

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