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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Wireless-N Access Point with Dual-Band

you do not want to broadcast the Access Point’s SSID, then

select Disabled.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Wireless Security

The Access Point supports the following wireless

security options: WPA Personal, WPA2 Personal, WPA

Enterprise, WPA2 Enterprise, and WEP. WPA (Wi-Fi

Protected Access) and WPA2 are stronger security

methods than WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). For more

information about wireless security, refer to “Chapter 2:

Wireless Security Checklist” on page 2.

Security Mode

Select the security method for your wireless network. If

you do not want to use wireless security, keep the default,

Disabled.

NOTE: Each device in your wireless network

MUST use the same security method and

passphrase/key, or else the wireless devices will

not be able to communicate with each other.

WPA Personal

WPA is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption.

Security Mode > WPA Personal

Encryption WPA supports the TKIP encryption method,

with dynamic encryption keys.

Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which

instructs the Access Point how often it should change the

encryption keys. The default Key Renewal period is 3600

seconds.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

WPA2 Personal

WPA2 is a more advanced, more secure version of WPA.

Security Mode > WPA2 Personal

Encryption WPA2 supports two encryption methods,

TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the

encryption method, AES or TKIP or AES. The default

selection is TKIP or AES.

Passphrase Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters.

Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which

instructs the Access Point how often it should change the

encryption keys. The default Key Renewal period is 3600

seconds.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

WPA Enterprise

This option features WPA used in coordination with a

RADIUS server. (This should only be used when a RADIUS

server is connected to the Access Point.)

Security Mode > WPA Enterprise

Encryption WPA supports the TKIP encryption method,

with dynamic encryption keys.

RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address of the RADIUS

server.

RADIUS Port Enter the port number of the RADIUS

server. The default value is 1812.

Shared Secret Enter the key shared between the Access

Point and the server.

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