Wireless Access Point
Installing the Wireless AP 57
Pre-Shared Key
Uses a pass-phrase or key that is manually distributed to all authorized
users. The same passphrase is given to client devices and entered into
each AP.
MAC Access Control Lists (ACLs)
MAC access control lists provide a list of client adapter MAC addresses
that are allowed or denied access to the wireless network, and can be
used in addition to any of the above authentication methods. ACLs are
good for embedded devices, like printers and bar-code scanners (though
MAC addresses can be spoofed). The AP supports 1,000 global ACL
entries. You may also define per-SSID access control lists, with up to 1000
entries each.
Meeting PCI DSS Standards
The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) was developed
by major credit card companies. It lays out a set of requirements that must be met
in order to provide adequate security for sensitive data. The AP may be
configured to assist in satisfying PCI DSS standards. For details, please see
“Auditing PCI DSS” on page 593. Note that the license installed on the AP must
include the Advanced RF Security Manager (RSM) to support the PCI audit
command.
Meeting FIPS Standards
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 establishes
a computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules. The
standard is a joint effort by the U.S. and Canadian governments. To implement
Level 2 security requirements of FIPS Level 2 on the Wi-Fi AP, see “Implementing
FIPS Security” on page 599.
See Also
Failover Planning
Network Management Planning
Power Planning
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