Chapter 12 AP Profile
NWA50AX/NWA90AX/NWA55AXE Series User’s Guide
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Management Frame
Protection
This field is available only when you select wpa2 in the Security Mode field and set Cipher
Type to aes.
Data frames in 802.11 WLANs can be encrypted and authenticated with WEP, WPA or
WPA2. But 802.11 management frames, such as beacon/probe response, association
request, association response, de-authentication and disassociation are always
unauthenticated and unencrypted. IEEE 802.11w Protected Management Frames allows
APs to use the existing security mechanisms (encryption and authentication methods
defined in IEEE 802.11i WPA/WPA2) to protect management frames. This helps prevent
wireless DoS attacks.
Select the check box to enable management frame protection (MFP) to add security to
802.11 management frames. This option is always enabled if you select enhanced-open
or WPA3 as the Security Mode.
If Optional is selected, WiFi clients will not be not required to support MFP. Management
frames will be encrypted if the clients support MFP.
If Required is selected, WiFi clients must support MFP in order to join the Zyxel Device’s
WiFi network.
OK Click OK to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving your changes.
Table 43 Configuration > Object > AP Profile > SSID > Security List > Add/Edit Security Profile> Security
Mode: enhanced- open (continued)
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