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The following table describes the fields in this menu.
Table 47 Menu 23.4 System Security: IEEE802.1x
FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
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Wireless Port Control | Press [SPACE BAR] and select a security mode for the wireless LAN access. |
| Select No Authentication Required to allow any wireless stations access to |
| your wired network without entering usernames and passwords. This is the |
| default setting. |
| Selecting Authentication Required means wireless stations have to enter |
| usernames and passwords before access to the wired network is allowed. |
| Select No Access Allowed to block all wireless stations access to the wired |
| network. |
| The following fields are not available when you select No Authentication |
| Required or No Access Allowed. |
ReAuthentication | Specify how often a client has to |
Timer (in second) | connected to the wired network. |
| This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the |
| Wireless Port Control field. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 (in |
| seconds). The default time interval is 1800 seconds (or 30 minutes). |
Idle Timeout (in | The |
second) | period of inactivity. The client needs to enter the username and password again |
| before access to the wired network is allowed. |
| This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the |
| Wireless Port Control field. The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 |
| hour). |
Key Management | Press [SPACE BAR] to select 802.1x, WPA or |
Protocol |
|
Dynamic WEP Key | This field is activated only when you select Authentication Required in the |
Exchange | Wireless Port Control field. Also set the Authentication Databases field to |
| RADIUS Only. Local user database may not be used. |
| Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access |
| points without using dynamic WEP key exchange. |
| Select |
| Up to 32 stations can access the |
| key exchange. |
PSK | Type a |
| spaces and symbols) when you select |
| Protocol field. |
WPA Mixed Mode | Select Enable to activate WPA mixed mode. Otherwise, select Disable and |
| configure Data Privacy for Broadcast/Multicast packets field. |
WPA Broadcast/ | The WPA Broadcast/Multicast Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP |
Multicast Key Update | (if using |
Timer | management) sends a new group key out to all clients. The |
| is the WPA equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all |
| stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the WPA Broadcast/ |
| Multicast Key Update Timer is also supported in |
110 | Chapter 14 System Security |