User Guide

System Configuration
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NXA-WAP250G 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point
Wireless Data #1/#2 SSID Configuration – The AP Wireless Configuration table displays the wireless
interface settings listed below.
 SSID – The service set identifier for this wireless group.
 Channel – The radio channel through which the NXA-WAP250G communicates with
wireless clients.
 The encryption status – The key size used for data encryption.
 Authentication Type – Shows if open system or shared key authentication is used.
 Multicast Cipher – The encryption used for broadcast and multicast data.
Client
The client information page (FIG. 15) displays details on wireless devices currently associated to the
NXA-WAP250G. The displayed settings are for status information only and are not configurable on this
page.
The displayed items on this page can be described as follows:
 Station Address – The MAC address of the wireless client.
 Authenticated – Shows if the client has been authenticated. The two basic methods of
authentication supported for 802.11 wireless networks are “open system” and “shared key.”
Open-system authentication accepts any client attempting to connect to the NXA-WAP250G
without verifying its identity. The shared-key approach uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
to verify client identity by distributing a shared key to clients before attempting
authentication.
 Associated – Shows if the client has been successfully associated with the NXA-WAP250G.
Clients can associate with the NXA-WAP250G only after authentication has completed.
 Encryption – Indicates if encryption is being used by the client; either Enabled or Disabled.
 Cipher – Indicates the encryption cipher capability being advertised by the client; WEP,
TKIP, AES, or None.
 SSID -- The VAP interface that the client is associated with.
 RSSI -- The received signal strength of the client.
FIG. 15 Client Information