Instructions

Authentication Management
Stellar AP User Guide
ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE 83
Enterprise Authentication is developed for medium and large businesses and requires a RADIUS authentication
server that provides automatic key generation and authentication throughout the entire enterprise.
Figure 7-1 Enterprise Authentication
Users in small office and home office (SOHO) wireless LAN environments lack the budget and IT staff to install
and maintain RADIUS authentication servers. There are alternatives for this type of wireless LAN
authentication and validation: Static-WEP and WPA-Personal. Both protocols use a pre-shared key, but the
encryption on WEP is weaker than the encryption on WPA-Personal systems. It’s recommended to use WPA-
Personal instead of WEP protocol for encryption and authentication.
Figure 7-2 SOHO Authentication