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Wireless
Settings
Radio
Settings
Security
Settings
◆
Method
—
Sets
the
wireless
security
method
for
each
VAP,
including
association
mode,
encryption,
and
authentication.
(Default:
No
Security)
■
No
Security
—
The
VAP
broadcasts
a
beacon
signal
including
the
configured
SSID.
Wireless
clients
with
an
SSID
setting
of
“any”
can
read
the
SSID
from
the
beacon
and
automatically
set
their
SSID
to
allow
immediate
connection.
■
WEP
Open
System
—
The
VAP
broadcasts
a
beacon
signal
including
the
configured
SSID.
Wireless
clients
with
an
SSID
setting
of
“any”
can
read
the
SSID
from
the
beacon
and
automatically
set
their
SSID
to
allow
immediate
connection.
■
Key
—
WEP
is
used
to
encrypt
data
transmitted
between
wireless
clients
and
the
VAP.
WEP
uses
static
shared
keys
(fixed
‐
length
hexadecimal
or
alphanumeric
strings)
that
are
manually
distributed
to
all
clients
that
want
to
use
the
network.
WEP
is
the
security
protocol
initially
specified
in
the
IEEE
802.11
standard
for
wireless
communications.
Unfortunately,
WEP
has
been
found
to
be
seriously
flawed
and
cannot
be
recommended
for
a
high
level
of
network
security.
For
more
robust
wireless
security,
the
access
point
provides
Wi
‐
Fi
Protected
Access
(WPA)
and
WPA2
for
improved
data
encryption
and
user
authentication.
Be
sure
that
the
WEP
shared
keys
are
the
same
for
each
client
in
the
wireless
network.
All
clients
share
the
same
keys,
which
are
used
for
data
encryption.
For
64
‐
bit
WEP,
string
length
must
be
5
ASCII
characters
(letters
and
numbers)
or
10
hexadecimal
digits.
For
128
‐
bit
WEP,
string
length
must
be
13
ASCII
characters
(letters
and
numbers)
or
26
hexadecimal
digits.
■
WPA
‐
PSK
—
For
enterprise
deployment,
WPA
requires
a
RADIUS
authentication
server
to
be
configured
on
the
wired
network.
However,
for
small
office
networks
that
may
not
have
the
resources
to
configure
and
maintain
a
RADIUS
server,
WPA
provides
a
simple
operating
mode
that
uses
just
a
pre
‐
shared
password
for
network
access.
The
Pre
‐
Shared
Key
mode
uses
a
common
password
for
user
authentication
that
is
manually
entered
on
the
access
point
and
all
wireless
clients.
The
PSK
mode
uses
the
same
TKIP
packet
encryption
and
key
management
as
WPA
in
the
enterprise,
providing
a
robust
and
manageable
alternative
for
small
networks.
■
Encryption
—
Data
encryption
uses
one
of
the
following
methods:
■
CCMP
(AES)
—
AES
‐
CCMP
is
used
as
the
multicast
encryption
cipher.
AES
‐
CCMP
is
the
standard
encryption
cipher
required
for
WPA2.
(This
is
the
default
setting.)
■
TKIP
—
TKIP
is
used
as
the
multicast
encryption
cipher.
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