System information

Wireless Security Configuration
Using the Security Wizard
– WPA2: Clients using WPA2 only are supported.
– WPA-WPA2: Clients using WPA or WPA2 are supported.
■ Manual Configuration (CLI): Use the CLI to manually configure a
specific security setting other than those provided by the wizard. The
current configuration of security parameters is displayed in the Web
interface window.
• Authentication: Indicates the basic 802.11 authentication setting for
the access point; either “open” or using shared keys.
– Open: Accepts network access attempts from any client without
authentication using a static shared WEP key. This setting is
required if you plan to use WPA or 802.1X as a security mecha-
nism. If no other security mechanism is configured, the network
has no protection and is open to all users.
– Shared Key: The access point is using static WEP shared keys
for the authentication of clients. This setting requires that at least
one WEP key is configured on the access point and all clients.
• WPA Mode: Indicates if WPA support is required by clients that are
attempting access to the network.
– wpa-disabled: WPA is disabled. Clients do not use WPA to gain
access to the network.
– wpa-required: Only WPA-enabled clients can gain access to the
network.
– wpa-supported: Supports clients with or without WPA. Clients
only capable of supporting WEP can also access the network.
• 802.1x: Indicates if 802.1X is used for the authentication of clients.
– None: The access point does not use 802.1X authentication for
any wireless client. After successful wireless association with the
access point, each client is allowed to access the network.
– Supported: The access point supports 802.1X authentication
only for clients initiating the 802.1X authentication process (the
access point does not initiate 802.1X authentication). For clients
initiating 802.1X, only those successfully authenticated are
allowed to access the network. For those clients not initiating
802.1X, access to the network is allowed after successful wireless
association with the access point.
– Required: The access point enforces 802.1X authentication for
all associated wireless clients. If 802.1X authentication is not
initiated by a client, the access point will initiate authentication.
Only those clients successfully authenticated with 802.1X are
allowed to access the network.
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