User`s guide

Chapter 8 AP Profile
NWA5120 Series User’s Guide
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8.3.3 MAC Filter List
This screen allows you to create and manage security configurations that can be used by your
SSIDs. To access this screen click Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter
List.
Note: You can have a maximum of 32 MAC filtering profiles on the NWA.
Figure 46 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > MAC Filter List
Key 1~4 Based on your Key Length selection, enter the appropriate length hexadecimal or
ASCII key.
PSK This field is available when you select the wpa, wpa2, or wpa2-mix security mode.
Select this option to use a Pre-Shared Key with WPA encryption.
Pre-Shared Key Enter a pre-shared key of between 8 and 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including
spaces and symbols) or 64 hexadecimal characters.
Cipher Type Select an encryption cipher type from the list.
• auto - This automatically chooses the best available cipher based on the cipher in
use by the wireless client that is attempting to make a connection.
• tkip - This is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol encryption method added later to
the WEP encryption protocol to further secure. Not all wireless clients may support
this.
• aes - This is the Advanced Encryption Standard encryption method. It is a more
recent development over TKIP and considerably more robust. Not all wireless clients
may support this.
Group Key Update
Timer
Enter the interval (in seconds) at which the AP updates the group WPA encryption key.
Pre-Authentication This is available when the profile is set to use wpa2 or wpa2-mix and 802.1x. Enable
or Disable pre-authentication to allow the NWA to send authentication information to
other APs on the network, allowing connected wireless clients to switch APs without
having to re-authenticate their network connection.
OK Click OK to save your changes back to the NWA.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving your changes.
Table 39 SSID > Security Profile > Add/Edit Security Profile (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION