Specifications
Configuring WPA
10-8 Configuring User Encryption
Creating a Service Profile for WPA
EncryptionparametersapplytoalluserswhousetheSSIDconfiguredbyaserviceprofile.To
createaserviceprofile,usethefollowingcommand :
set service-profile name
Tocreateanewserviceprofilenamedwpa,typethefollowingcommand:
RBT-8100# set service-profile wpa
success: change accepted.
Enabling WPA
ToenableWPA,youmustenabletheWPAinformationelement(IE)intheserviceprofile.To
enabletheWPAIE,usethefollowingcommand:
set service-profile name wpa-ie {enable | disable}
ToenableWPAinserviceprofilewpa,typethefollowingcommand:
RBT-8100# set service-profile wpa wpa-ie enable
success: change accepted.
Specifying the WPA Cipher Suites
TouseWPA,atleastoneciphersuitemustbeenabled.Youcanenableoneormoreofthe
followingciphersuites:
• CCMP
•TKIP
•40‐bitWEP
• 104‐bitWEP
Bydefault,TKIPisenabledandtheotherciphersuitesaredisabled.
Toenableordisableciphersuites,usethefollowingcommands:
set service-profile name cipher-ccmp {enable | disable}
set service-profile name cipher-tkip {enable | disable}
set service-profile name cipher-wep104 {enable | disable}
set service-profile name cipher-wep40 {enable | disable}
Example
Toenablethe40‐bitWEPciphersuiteinserviceprofilewpa,typethefollowingcommand:
RBT-8100# set service-profile wpa cipher-wep40 enable
success: change accepted.
Afteryoutypethiscommand,theserviceprofilesupportsTKIPand40‐bitWEP.
Note: Microsoft Windows XP does not support WEP with WPA. To configure a service profile to
provide WEP for XP clients, leave WPA disabled and see “Configuring WEP” on page 10-15.