Basic Configuration
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DWC-1000 Wireless Controller User’s Guide
Table 3-5. WPA/WPA/2 Page Settings
Field Description
Security If you select WPA for Security, the following two additional security options are displayed.
• WPA/WPA2 Personal = uses static key management. You manually configure the same keys
to encrypt data on both the wireless client and the access point. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise uses a
RADIUS server and dynamically generated keys to encrypt client-to- access point traffic. WPA
Enterprise is more secure than WPA Personal, but you need a RADIUS server to manage the
keys.
• WPA Enterprise = more secure than WPA Personal, but you need a RADIUS server to
manage the keys. If you click this option, the screen refreshes and the WPA Key Type and
WPA Key fields are hidden. The access point uses the global RADIUS server or the RADIUS
server you specified for the wireless network.
WPA Versions
Select the types of client stations you want to support. Choices are:
WPA = if all client stations on the network support the original WPA but none supports WPA2,
select WPA.
WPA2 = if all client stations on the network support WPA2, use WPA2, which provides the best
security per the IEEE 802.11i standard.
WPA and WPA2 = if you have a mix of clients that support WPA2 or WPA, select both boxes.
This lets both WPA and WPA2 client stations associate and authenticate, but uses the more
robust WPA2 for clients who support it. This WPA configuration allows more interoperability, at
the expense of some security.
WPA Ciphers Select the cipher suite you want to use. Choices are:
• TKIP
• CCMP (AES)
• TKIP and CCMP (AES)
Both TKIP and AES clients can associate with the access point. WPA clients must have a valid
TKIP key or AES-CCMP key to associate with the access point.
802.11n clients cannot use the TKIP cipher. If you enable TKIP only, 802.11 clients cannot
authenticate with the network.
WPA Key Type
Enter a WPA key type.
Range: ASCII, including upper- and lower-case alphabetic letters, numeric digits, and special
symbols such as @ and #
WPA Key Enter the shared secret key for WPA Personal.
Range: 8 – 62 characters, including upper- and lower-case alphabetic letters, numeric digits, and
special symbols such as @ and #
Bcast Key Refresh Rate (seconds)
Enter a value to set the interval at which the broadcast (group) key is refreshed for clients
associated to this VAP.
Range: 0 - 86400 seconds (0 = broadcast key is not refreshed)
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