12 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS ACCESS POINT
Figure 5 Client Mode
Security Tabl e 2 lists the security features that the Access Point provides.
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Table 2 Security Features
Feature Description
64-/128-/152-bit
WEP and WPA
128-bit AES and TKIP
encryption
Basic and advanced encryption methods protect the privacy
of data transmitted over the wireless LAN
802.1x RADIUS
server authentication
Helps ensure that only authorized users can access your
network and centralizes authentication of wireless users
across the network
Security profiles and
multiple SSIDs
Supports creation of up to eight security profiles, allowing
you to create multiple connections with different SSIDs and
wireless security settings. Up to four security profiles can be
enabled simultaneously.
Multiple SSIDs Supports multiple SSIDs when multiple security profiles are
configured and enabled. With multiple SSIDs, different
clients can connect to the Access Point using different SSIDs
and with different security settings. See “Multiple SSIDs”
.
Multiple SSID
isolation
Blocks communication between wireless stations that are
using different SSIDs
Access control list Prevents unauthorized access to the wireless network by
allowing only trusted stations, based on their MAC addresses