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Advanced Configuration
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Figure 4-16 Encryption Configuration
Follow these steps to set up WEP encryption on an AP-600:
1. Place a check mark in the box labeled Enable Encryption (WEP).
2. Enter one to four Encryption Keys in the fields provided. Keep in mind the following:
• If entering more than one Key, use the same number of characters for each Key. All Keys need to be the same
Key Size (64, 128, or 152-bit).
• You can enter the Encryption Keys in either hexadecimal or ASCII format.
• You need to configure your wireless clients to use the same Keys in order for the clients and the AP-600 to
communicate.
3. Set Deny Non-Encrypted Data to Enable if you want to prevent clients that do not have WEP enabled or the
proper keys configured from communicating with the network.
4. Select the Key that the AP-600 will use to encryption outgoing data from the Encrypt Data Transmissions Using
drop-down menu. By default, this parameter is set to Key 1.
5. Click OK.
802.1x
IEEE 802.1x is a standard that provides a means to authenticate and authorize network devices attached to a LAN
port. A port in the context of IEEE 802.1x is a point of attachment to the LAN, either a physical Ethernet connection or
a wireless link to an Access Point. 802.1x requires a RADIUS server and uses the Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP) as a standards-based authentication framework, and supports automatic key distribution for enhanced security.
The EAP-based authentication framework can easily be upgraded to keep pace with future EAP types.
Popular EAP types include:
• EAPoL (EAP over LAN): Transport protocol used to negotiate the wireless user’s secure connection to the
network. EAP messages are encapsulated in 802.1x messages.
• EAP-Message Digest 5 (MD5): Username/Password-based authentication; does not support automatic key
distribution