Nokia A032 User Manual page 146

Key databases
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The Nokia A032 supports two types of key
database to store personal WEP keys:
• Local key database – The simplest type of
key database is a local list which is stored
inside the access point using flash memory.
This list can hold up to 200 entries.
• External key database – This allows you to
store more than 200 keys in a centralized
location. The Nokia A032 can access an
external key database across the LAN.
Local key database
Each access point contains a NID name list (see
NID name table on page 98). This contains up
to 200 client or bridge entries, consisting of the
MAC address, WEP key and a user-assigned
name.
If the local database is selected and personal
WEP key operation is activated, each time a
wireless client attempts to communicate, the
access point will search for the client's entry in
the NID name list and use the corresponding
WEP key to authenticate the client.
The limitations of the local database are:
• A maximum of 200 entries.
• If there are multiple access points, each one
must be loaded with the same copy of the
NID name table; any change to one access
point must be made to all the others.
External key database
Rather than storing the keys on the access
points, the Nokia A032 offers you the option to
store them using an authentication server. The
authentication server must support the RADIUS
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