User Manual Part 6

Administration Tab
SpectraGuard® Enterprise User Guide
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SSID
This field specifies the SSID of the wireless profile. This is a
mandatory field.
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Broadcast SSID
This check box indicates whether the SSID is to be broadcast
or not for this Virtual AP, in the beacon frames. If selected, the
beacon for this Virtual AP carries the SSID.
The check box is selected,
indicating that the SSID
is broadcast.
Client Isolation
This check box indicates whether communication between 2
wireless clients of this virtual AP is enabled or disabled. If
selected, wireless client communication is enabled for the
virtual AP.
The check box is clear,
indicating that wireless client
communication for the virtual
AP is disabled.
Limit number of
associations
This field specifies the maximum number of clients that can
associate with the AP. You can select the check box and then
specify the number of clients.
Security Mode
This specifies the security mode applied to the virtual AP.
The possible values are Open, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA and
WPA2 mixed mode.
Fields related to security mode WEP
Authentication
Type
Select Open if the type of authentication is open. In case of
open authentication, the key is used for encryption only.
Select Shared if the authentication type is shared key. In case
of shared key authentication, the same key is used for both
encryption and authentication.
Open
WEP Type
Select WEP40 if 40-bit WEP security is used.
Select WEP104 if 104-bit WEP security is used.
WEP104
Key Type
Select ASCII option if you are comfortable with ASCII format
and want to enter WEP key in that format. The Sensor/AP
combo converts it to hexadecimal internally.
Select HEX option if you are comfortable with hexadecimal
format and want to enter WEP key in that format.
ASCII
Key
WEP key is a sequence of hexadecimal digits.
If WEP Type is WEP40, enter the key as a 5 character ASCII
key or a 10 digit hexadecimal key, depending on the Key Type
selected by you.
If WEP Type is WEP104, enter the key as a 13 character
ASCII key or a 26 digit hexadecimal key, depending on the
Key Type selected by you.
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Show Key
Select this check box to see the actual key on the screen. If
this check box is cleared, the key is masked.
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Fields related to security mode WPA/WPA2/WPA and WPA2 Mixed Mode