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Profile configuration – Auth. \ Encry. Tab

This Tab contains all Authentication and Encryption settings

Authentication:

z Open–With the Open method, every wireless station can request

authentication.

z Shared–With the Shared authentication, the station requesting

authentication must provide a secret key (which can be obtained from

network administrator) using a secure channel (independent of the 802.11

wireless communications channel).

z LEAP–(Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an EAP authentication

method used primarily on Cisco Aironet wireless networks. This protocol

encrypts transmitted data using dynamically generated WEP keys, and

supports two way authentications.

z WPA and WPA2–IEEE 802.1x protocol is used for authentication and AES or

TKIP for encryption.

z WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK–Station requesting authentication must provide a

WPA Preshared Key. AES or TKIP are used for encryption.

z Authentication: Open and Shared

Authentication–Change authentication method.

Encryption–Select None or WEP.

Use 802.1x–Check this option to use IEEE 802.1x for authentication. IEEE

802.1x supports full user authentication and control. This will also enable

802.1x Tab, where 802.1x can be configured.

WEP Key / Key#1 …4–When you select WEP encryption or Shared

authentication without 802.1x, you need to enter a correct WEP key.

z If a 64-bit WEP key is used, enter 10 Hexadecimal characters or 5