Figure 6 Wireless Access Point - Security with IEEE 802.11i
Perform the following steps to use the IEEE 802.11i and WPA Security method. See
Table 8 below for the details in setting these fields.
Step
1
Click on the Wireless Access Point - Security at the left of the screen to call
up the Security screen.
2
Choose IEEE 802.11i and WPA from the drop down selections in the
Security Method field.
The IEEE 802.11i and WPA encryption options appear on the screen.
3
If you wish to use WPA on the wireless system gateway, enable either WPA
options or 802.1x (WPA2) options by adding a check to the appropriate
check box.
Note: Both options can be checked (WPA and 802.11i WPA2), so that clients
can connect to the network using either method. Be sure to set the
appropriate options for each.
4
Click the Pre-Shared Key radio button to enable this feature. See Pre-
Shared Key description in Table 8.
5
Enter the passphrase in the Passphrase field, (Passphrase minimum is 8
charracters/numeric or hexidecimals). (The passphrase limit is 63
characters.)
6
If you have selected 802.11i (WPA2) options, you may enable Pre-
Authentication by checking the box. See Pre-Authentication description in
Table 8.
7
Choose the Pairwise Key to match the encryption type used by the clients.
See Pairwise Key description in Table 8.
•
8
Choose the appropriate Group Key from the selections in the drop down
list.
•
Choose the Group Encryption Key Lifetime from the selections in the
drop down list. See Encryption suite and Re-keying description in Table 8.
9
Once you have selected the options you will use, click Apply.
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