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The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

Default Transmit Key

. Select the key to be used for data encryption.

WEP Encryption

. Select a level of WEP encryption,

64 bits (10 hex digits)

or

128 bits (26 hex digits)

.

Passphrase

. If you want to generate WEP keys using a Passphrase, then enter the Passphrase in the field

provided and click the

Generate

key. Those auto-generated keys are not as strong as manual WEP keys.

Key 1-4

. If you want to manually enter WEP keys, then complete the fields provided. Each WEP key can consist of

the letters “A” through “F” and the numbers “0” through “9”. It should be 10 characters in length for 64-bit

encryption or 26 characters in length for 128-bit encryption.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

WPA-Personal (aka WPA-PSK)

WPA Algorithm

. WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES for data encryption. Select the type of

algorithm you want to use,

TKIP

or

AES

. The default is

TKIP

.

WPA Shared Key

. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Timeout

. Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it

should change the encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

WPA2-Personal

WPA Algorithm

. WPA2 always uses AES for data encryption.

WPA Shared Key

. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Timeout

. Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it

should change the encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

Figure 6-6: Wireless - Wireless Security (WPA-Personal)

Figure 6-7: Wireless - Wireless Security (WPA2-Personal)

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The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

WPA2-Personal Mixed

This security mode supports the transition from WPA-Personal to WPA2-Personal. You can have client devices

that use either WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal. The Access Point will automatically choose the encryption

algorithm used by each client device.

WPA Algorithm

. Mixed Mode automatically chooses TKIP or AES for data encryption.

WPA Shared Key

. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Timeout

. Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it

should change the encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

WPA-Enterprise

This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server for client authentication. (This should only

be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Access Point.)

RADIUS Server IP Address

. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.

RADIUS Server Port

. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is 1812.

WPA Algorithm

. WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES for data encryption. Select the type of

algorithm you want to use,

TKIP

or

AES

. The default is

TKIP

.

Shared Secret

. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Access Point and RADIUS server.

Key Renewal Timeout

. Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it

should change the encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

Figure 6-8: Wireless - Wireless Security (WPA2-Personal

Mixed)

Figure 6-9: Wireless - Wireless Security (WPA-Enterprise)

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The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

WPA2-Enterprise

This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a RADIUS server for client authentication. (This should only

be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Access Point.)

RADIUS Server IP Address

. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.

RADIUS Server Port

. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is 1812.

WPA Algorithm

. WPA2 always uses AES for data encryption.

Shared Secret

. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Access Point and RADIUS server.

Key Renewal Timeout

. Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it

should change the encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

WPA2-Enterprise Mixed

This security mode supports the transition from WPA-Enterprise to WPA2-Enterprise. You can have client devices

that use either WPA-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise. The Access Point will automatically choose the encryption

algorithm used by each client device.

RADIUS Server IP Address

. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.

RADIUS Server Port

. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is 1812.

WPA Algorithm

. Mixed Mode automatically chooses TKIP or AES for data encryption.

Shared Secret

. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Access Point and RADIUS server.

Key Renewal Timeout

. Enter a Key Renewal Timeout period, which instructs the Access Point how often it

should change the encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

Figure 6-10: Wireless - Wireless Security (WPA2-

Enterprise)

Figure 6-11: Wireless - Wireless Security (WPA2 -

Enterprise Mixed)

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The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

RADIUS

This security mode is also known as Dynamic WEP with IEEE 802.1X. A RADIUS server is used for client

authentication and WEP is used for data encryption. The WEP key is automatically generated by the RADIUS

server. Manual WEP key is no longer supported to ensure compatibility with Microsoft’s Windows

implementation.

RADIUS Server IP Address

. Enter the RADIUS server’s IP address.

RADIUS Server Port

. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is 1812.

Shared Secret

. Enter the Shared Secret key used by the Access Point and RADIUS server.

Disable

There is no option to be configured for this mode.

When you have finished making changes to the screen, click the

Save Settings

button to save the changes, or

click the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the

screen.

Figure 6-12: Wireless - Wireless Security (RADIUS)

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The Wireless - Wireless Connection Control Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

The Wireless - Wireless Connection Control Tab

This screen allows you to configure the Connection Control List to either permit or block specific wireless client

devices connecting to (associating with) the Access Point.

Wireless Connection Control

Select SSID

. Select the SSID of the wireless network that you want to use wireless connection control on.

Enabled

/

Disabled

. Enable or disable wireless connection control. The default is

disabled

.

Connection Control

Allow only following MAC addresses to connect to wireless network

. When this option is selected, only

devices with a MAC address specified in the Connection Control List can connect to the Access Point.

Prevent following MAC addresses from connecting to wireless network

. When this option is selected,

devices with a MAC address specified in the Connection Control List will not be allowed to connect to the Access

Point.

Wireless Client List

Instead of manually entering the MAC addresses of each client, the Access Point provides a convenient way to

select a specific client device from the client association table. Click this button and a window appears to let you

select a MAC address from the table. The selected MAC address will be entered into the Connection Control List.

Connection Control List

MAC 01-16

. Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless client devices you want to control.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

Figure 6-13: Wireless - Wireless Connection Control

Figure 6-14: Select MAC Address from Wireless Client List