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Click Add, to save the new profile with configured parameters.
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• You can add a maximum of 16 security profiles.
• In case of a WDS link, supported security keys and their respective key lengths are:
– Key length should be (ASCII 5/13/16) (Hex 10/26/32), for WEP Encryption.
– Key length should be 16 ASCII characters or 32 Hex digits, for AES or TKIP encryption.
– WEP/TKIP Encryption will work only in Legacy (11 a/b/g) data rates, for 11na/11ng modes.
• If the PSK and WEP key passwords are not configured, then AP device uses the following default passwords:
– WEP : 1234567890
– PSK: 1234679890123456
• It is recommended not to use WEP/TKIP encryption type in 11n operational mode.
5.5.1.2 Edit an Existing AP Security Profile
To edit an existing AP security profile, click the Edit icon in the Wireless Security Configuration screen. The Wireless
Security Edit Row screen appears.
Authentication
Mode
: To configure the 802.1x authentication mode on RADIUS Server, please refer to the
‘AP11n - Reference Guide’.
Entry Status Specifies the status for the security profile. By default, it is enabled. To configure, select the
Entry Status from the drop down menu.
Parameter Description
Encryption Type Specifies the Encryption Type. By default, it is taken as
WEP. To configure, enter the Encryption Type as either
WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES or WPA-WPA2AES-TKIP from
the drop down menu.
:When the Encryption Type is set to
WPA-WPA2AES-TKIP, the device supports clients
with the encryption type of either WPA-TKIP or
WPA2-AES.
Rekeying Interval Specifies the time interval, for the device to send group
keys to all its associated clients.
By default, the Rekeying Interval value is set to 43200.
To configure, enter a value ranging from 900 to 65535
seconds.