User's Manual

Configuring the Wireless Network
Configuring Wireless Profiles
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STEP 6 In the Security field, select the type of security. All devices on your network must
use the same security mode and settings to work correctly. Cisco recommends
using the highest level of security that is supported by the devices in your network.
•
Disabled
—Any device can connect to the network.
Not recommended.
•
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
— Weak security with a basic encryption
method that is not as secure as WPA. WEP may be required if your network
devices do not support WPA; however, it is not recommended.
•
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Personal
—WPA is part of the wireless
security standard (802.11i) standardized by the Wi-Fi Alliance and was
intended as an intermediate measure to take the place of WEP while the
802.11i standard was being prepared. It supports TKIP/AES encryption.
The personal authentication is the preshared key (PSK) that is an
alphanumeric passphrase shared with the wireless peer.
•
WPA Enterprise
—Allows you to use WPA with RADIUS server
authentication.
•
WPA2 Personal
—WPA2 is the implementation of security standard
specified in the final 802.11i standard. It supports AES encryption and this
option uses preshared key (PSK) based authentication.
•
WPA2 Personal Mixed
—Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect
simultaneously using PSK authentication.
•
WPA2 Enterprise
—Allows you to use WPA2 with RADIUS server
authentication.
•
WPA2 Enterprise Mixed
—Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect
simultaneously using RADIUS authentication.
STEP 7 Perform the following steps based on the type of encryption you chose in Step 6:
WPA/WPA2
a. Select the encryption method to be used: T
TKIP
, A
AES
, or T
TKIP+AES
.
b. Select the authentication method to be used: R
RADIUS
, P
PSK
, or P
PSK + RADIUS
.
c. WPA Password—Enter the pre-shared key for WPA/WPA2 PSK authentication.
The clients also need to be configured with the same password.
d. (Optional) Check the
Enable Pre-Authentication
box to enable pre-
authentication for this profile. Pre-authentication allows wireless clients to
quickly switch between connected Access Points sharing the same security
configuration. This is mainly used when APs are configured with WPA/WPA2