Specifications
Wireless Settings 5-19
Chapter 5 - Xcelerator IP Configuration
Xcelerator IP Administrator Manual March 2007
Wireless - Security Parameters
The Wireless Security page allows the user to configure the security features of the
wireless LAN interface. Wireless Security allows you to perform the following functions:
Programming of the network authorization method.
Selection of the data encryption method.
Specify if a network key is required to authenticate to this wireless network.
Specify the encryption strength.
The following security items are configured on the page:
Network Authentication -- Sets the network Authentication method. 802.1X and
WPA require the user to set valid RADIUS parameters. WPA-PSK requires a valid WPA
Pre-Shared Key to be set.
802.1X -- As the IEEE standard for access control for wireless and wired LANs,
802.1x provides a means of authentication and authorizing devices to attach to a LAN
port. This standard defines the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), which uses a
central authentication server to authenticate each user on the network.
WPA/WPA2 -- The Wi-Fi Alliance defines WPA/WPA2 as a data encryption method
for 802.11 wireless LANs. WPA is an industry-supported, pre-standard version of
802.11i utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which fixes the problems
of WEP, including using dynamic keys.
WPA/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key -- Sets the WPA/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key (PSK).
WPA/WPA2 Group Rekey Interval -- Sets the WPA/WPA2 Group Rekey Interval in
seconds. Leave this setting blank or set to zero to disable periodic re-keying.
RADIUS Server -- Sets the IP address of the RADIUS server to use for
authentication and dynamic key derivation. Radius Server is responsible for receiving
user connection requests, authenticating the user, and then returning all of the
configuration information necessary for the client to deliver the server to the user.
Radius Port -- Sets the UDP port number of the RADIUS server. The port number is
usually 1812 or 1645 and depends on the server.
Radius Key -- Sets the shared secret for the RADIUS connection.