User's Guide
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USER GUIDE
• Encryption Mode: This option selects the type of encryption used.
o Clear: Available for Open or Dynamic authentication. Messages will be sent
unencrypted between user devices and the Access/One Network Nodes.
o WEP: Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol for WLAN. It
encrypts data using an RC4 stream cipher with a seed of 64, 128 or 152 bits.
o AES: Advance Encryption Standard (AES) encrypts data using a symmetric
152 bit data block, and is generally considered the most secure option available.
o Auto Negotiate: The encryption mode will be negotiated in real time between
the participating devices. This allows the simultaneous use of AES and WEP.
Authentication
Type
Supported Encryption Types
Open
Clear: All users have access
WEP, AES, Auto: Requires static encryption key
Shared WEP: Requires static encryption key (not recommended)
Dynamic
Clear: User must authenticate, but no encryption
WEP, AES, Auto: Key is delivered via authentication server
after authentication.
• Key Entry Mode: Select between hexadecimal and ASCII text.
• Network Connect Security Key: Select which key will serve as the default key to
encrypt packets to be transmitted on a wireless uplink between Nodes. The key
length is fixed at 152 bits. Refer to the next section for more details on this.
If ‘Dynamic’ key is selected for Authentication Mode, a Security Server Configuration appears:
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