User's Manual Part 2

The Extricom WLAN System User Guide 37
Field Description
DTIM Period The period of time after which broadcast and
multicast packets are transmitted to mobile clients in
the Active Power Management mode.
Select the DTIM period for the selected SSID. This
is relevant for clients that want to utilize the power
management capability. The possible values are 1-5.
The default is 3.
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A high DTIM value may cause these
clients to lose connection with the
network.
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The remaining parameters in the SSID & Security page are described in Configuring
Security Definitions on page 37).
3. Click Update to save the configuration.
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The new configuration only takes affect after rebooting the switch (refer to
Rebooting the Extricom Switch on page 56).
Configuring Security Definitions
In the SSID & Security page Encryption & Authentication section (refer to Figure 22), the following
security definitions can be configured:
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 Type of encryption.
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 Type of authentication.
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With some configurations, you can use encryption without authentication. However,
for a higher level of security, it is recommended to use both encryption and
authentication.
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Extricom system eases the configuration of the SSID security parameters by
providing a list of available combinations of Encryption and Authentication protocols
Security definitions are configured for each SSID individually.
To configure the security definitions:
1. Click SSID & Security in the navigation tree. The SSID & Security page appears (refer to
Figure 22).
2. Select the SSID from the Choose SSID dropdown list for which you want to configure the
security definitions.