User guide
Table Of Contents
- 3Com Wireless 8760 Dual-radio 11a/b/g PoE Access Point
- Contents
- Introduction
- Installing the Access Point
- Installation Requirements
- Power Requirements
- Safety Information
- Deciding Where to Place Equipment and Performing A Site Survey
- Before You Begin
- Connecting the Standard Antennas
- Connecting Power
- Checking the LEDs
- Wall, Ceiling, or Electrical Box Mounting
- Flat Surface Installation
- Selecting and Connecting a Different Antenna Model
- Installing Software Utilities
- Initial Configuration
- System Configuration
- Command Line Interface
- Using the Command Line Interface
- General Commands
- System Management Commands
- System Logging Commands
- System Clock Commands
- DHCP Relay Commands
- SNMP Commands
- snmp-server community
- snmp-server contact
- snmp-server location
- snmp-server enable server
- snmp-server host
- snmp-server trap
- snmp-server engine-id
- snmp-server user
- snmp-server targets
- snmp-server filter
- snmp-server filter-assignments
- show snmp groups
- show snmp users
- show snmp group-assignments
- show snmp target
- show snmp filter
- show snmp filter-assignments
- show snmp
- Flash/File Commands
- RADIUS Client
- 802.1X Authentication
- MAC Address Authentication
- Filtering Commands
- WDS Bridge Commands
- Spanning Tree Commands
- Ethernet Interface Commands
- Wireless Interface Commands
- interface wireless
- vap
- speed
- turbo
- multicast-data-rate
- channel
- transmit-power
- radio-mode
- preamble
- antenna control
- antenna id
- antenna location
- beacon-interval
- dtim-period
- fragmentation-length
- rts-threshold
- super-a
- super-g
- description
- ssid
- closed-system
- max-association
- assoc-timeout-interval
- auth-timeout-value
- shutdown
- show interface wireless
- show station
- Rogue AP Detection Commands
- Wireless Security Commands
- Link Integrity Commands
- IAPP Commands
- VLAN Commands
- WMM Commands
- Troubleshooting
- Index

5-131
Using the Command Line Interface
auth
This command configures authentication for the VAP interface.
Syntax
auth <open-system | shared-key | wpa | wpa-psk | wpa2 | wpa2-psk |
wpa-wpa2-mixed | wpa-wpa2-psk-mixed | > <required | supported>
• open-system - Accepts the client without verifying its identity using a
shared key. “Open” authentication means either there is no encryption (if
encryption is disabled) or WEP-only encryption is used (if encryption is
enabled).
• shared-key - Authentication is based on a shared key that has been
distributed to all stations.
• wpa - Clients using WPA are accepted for authentication.
• wpa-psk - Clients using WPA with a Pre-shared Key are accepted for
authentication.
• wpa2 - Clients using WPA2 are accepted for authentication.
• wpa2-psk - Clients using WPA2 with a Pre-shared Key are accepted for
authentication.
• wpa-wpa2-mixed - Clients using WPA or WPA2 are accepted for
authentication.
• wpa-wpa2-psk-mixed - Clients using WPA or WPA2 with a Pre-shared
Key are accepted for authentication
• required - Clients are required to use WPA or WPA2.
• supported - Clients may use WPA or WPA2, if supported.
Default Setting
open-system
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Wireless-VAP)
Command Usage
•The auth command automatically configures settings for each
authentication type, including encryption, 802.1X, and cipher suite. The
command auth open-system disables encryption and 802.1X.
pmksa-lifetime Sets the lifetime PMK security associations IC-W-VAP 5-139
pre-authentication Enables WPA2 pre-authentication for fast roaming IC-W-VAP 5-139
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