Appendix D Wireless LANs

4The AP and wireless clients use the TKIP or AES encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create temporal encryption keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them.

Figure 138 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication

Security Parameters Summary

Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each authentication method or key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you configure these security features.

Table 73 Wireless Security Relational Matrix

AUTHENTICATIONENCRYPTIOENTER

 

METHOD/ KEYIEEE 802.1X
N METHODMANUAL KEY
MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL

 

Open

None

No

Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable without Dynamic WEP Key

 

 

 

 

Open

WEP

No

Enable with Dynamic WEP Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Enable without Dynamic WEP Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Disable

 

 

 

 

Shared

WEP

No

Enable with Dynamic WEP Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Enable without Dynamic WEP Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Disable

 

 

 

 

WPA

TKIP/AES

No

Enable

 

 

 

 

WPA-PSK

TKIP/AES

Yes

Disable

 

 

 

 

WPA2

TKIP/AES

No

Enable

 

 

 

 

WPA2-PSK

TKIP/AES

Yes

Disable

 

 

 

 

Antenna Overview

An antenna couples RF signals onto air. A transmitter within a wireless device sends an RF signal to the antenna, which propagates the signal through the air. The antenna also operates in reverse by capturing RF signals from the air.

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