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WPA Authentication
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There are 2 types of authentication mode for WPA.
WPA-RADIUS: WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS server to perform user
authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP address of the RADIUS
server, he RADIUS port (default is 1812) and the shared secret from the
RADIUS server. Please refer to “Authentication RADIUS Server” setting
below for RADIUS setting.
The WPA algorithm is selected between TKIP and AES, please refer to “WPA
cipher Suite” below.
Pre-Shared Key: Pre-Shared Key authentication is based on a shared secret
that is known only by the parties involved. To use WPA Pre-Shared Key,
select key format and enter a password in the “Pre-Shared Key Format” and
“Pre-Shared Key” setting respectively. Please refer to “Pre-Shared Key
Format” and “Pre-Shared Key” setting below.
Pre
-
Shared Key
Format
Passphrase
:
Select this
to enter the Pre
-
Shared Key secret as user
-
friendly
textual secret.
Hex (64 characters): Select this to enter the Pre-Shared Key secret as
hexadecimal secret.
Pre
-
Shared Key
Specify the shared secret used by this Pre
-
Shared Key. If the “Pre
-
Shared
Key Format” is specified as Passphrase
, then it indicates a passphrase of 8 to
63 bytes long; or if the “Pre-Shared Key Format” is specified as Passphrase,
then it indicates a 64-hexadecimal number.
Authentication
RADIUS Server
If the
WPA
-
RADIUS
is selected at
“WPA Authentication Mode”, the port
(default is
1812), IP address and password of external RADIUS server are specified
here.
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11.4. Access Control
This page allows administrator to have access control by enter MAC address of client stations. When
Enable this function, MAC address can be added into access control list and only those clients whose
wireless MAC address are in the access control list will be able to connect to your DSL device (or AP).
Please refer to the section – Access control for details.