Wireless Configuration and Security
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ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360
Configure Legacy 802.1X
To use legacy 802.1X security, you need to define RADIUS server settings. For information
about RADIUS servers, see Configure RADIUS Server Settings on p
age 51.
When you select Le
gacy 802.1X from the Network Authentication drop-down list, the Data
Encryption drop-down list becomes nonoperational (it shows None only). You need to define
the RADIUS servers only to use legacy 802.1X security.
Figure 20.
Table 11. WEP Encryption Settings
Field Descriptions
Data Encryption Select the encryption key size from the drop-down list:
• 64-b
it WEP. Standard WEP encryption, using 40/64-bit encryption.
• 128-b
it WEP. Standard WEP encryption, using 104/128-bit encryption.
• 152-bit WEP. Proprietary WEP encryption mode, using 128+24 bits encryption. This
mode functions only with other wireless station that support this mode.
Passphrase Enter a passphrase. The passphrase length needs to
be between 8 and 63 characters
(inclusive). The secret passphrase allows you to automatically generate the keys by
clicking Generate Keys. The default passphrase is sharedsecret.
You can display the actual passphrase by selecting the Sh
ow Passphrase in Clear Text
radio button.
Encryption Key
(Key1–Key4)
Either manually enter a key or allow the key to
be automatically generated by clicking
Generate Key.
• For ASCII format, depending on the key size selected, the manually entered encryption
key ne
eds to have a length of 5 (64-bit WEP), 13 (128-bit WEP), or 16 (152-bit WEP)
characters.
• For HEX format, depending on the key size selected, the manually entered or
automatical
ly generated encryption key needs to have a length of 10 (64-bit WEP),
26 (128-bit WEP), or 32 (152-bit WEP) characters.
Note: Wireless stations need to use the key
to access the wireless access point.
Note: Not all wireless adapters support passphrase key generation.
Show Passphrase in
Cl
ear Text
Select the Yes radio button to display the actual passphrase in the Passphrase field. The
default setting is No.