Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

The WPA security mode is a security subset of WPA2. It requires the presence of a RADIUS server on your network in order to validate user credentials. This encryption standard is slightly older than WPA2 and therefore is more compatible with older devices.

Click Network Setting > Wireless to display the General screen. Select More Secure as the security level. Then select WPA or WPA2 from the Security Mode list.

Figure 31 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 20 Wireless > General: More Secure: WPA(2)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Security Level

Select More Secure to enable WPA(2) data encryption.

 

 

Security Mode

Choose WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list box.

 

 

Authentication Server

 

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation.

 

 

Port Number

Enter the port number of the external authentication server.

 

You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do

 

so with additional information.

 

 

Shared Secret

Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between

 

the external authentication server and the AMG1312-T Series.

 

The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your AMG1312-T

 

Series. The key is not sent over the network.

 

 

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ReAuthentication

Enter how often the external authentication server requires a connected wireless client

Timer

to reauthenticate itself to the server again.

 

 

Network Re-auth

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

Interval

to stay connected.

 

This field is available only when you select WPA2 as security mode. If wireless station

 

authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the

 

RADIUS server has priority.

 

 

WPA Compatible

This field is only available for WPA2. Select this if you want the AMG1312-T Series to

 

support WPA and WPA2 simultaneously.

 

 

 

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