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5. Locate the Encryption area on the Groups > SSIDs page and adjust these settings as required. Table 54
describes the settings and default values.
Service Priority (Cisco
VxWorks only)
None Identifies the delivery priority which packets receive on the VLAN/SSID (VxWorks
only).
Maximum Allowed
Associations (0-2007)
255 Indicates the maximum number of mobile users which can associate with the
specified VLAN/SSID.
NOTE: 0 means unlimited for Cisco.
Broadcast SSID (Cisco
WLC, Proxim and Symbol
4131 only)
No For specific devices as cited, this setting enables the AP to broadcast the SSID for
the specified VLAN/SSID. This setting works in conjunction with the Create Closed
Network setting on the Groups > Security configuration page. Proxim devices support
a maximum of four SSIDs.
NOTE: This option should be enabled to ensure support of legacy users.
Partial Closed System
(Proxim only)
No For Proxim only, this setting enables to AP to send its SSID in every beacon, but it
does not respond to any probe requests.
Unique Beacon
(Proxim only)
No For Proxim only, if more than one SSID is enabled, this option enables them to be sent
in separate beacons.
Block All Inter-Client
Communication
Yes This setting blocks communication between client devices based on SSID.
Table 54 Groups > SSIDs > Encryption Section Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Encryption Mode No Encryption Drop-down menu determines the level of encryption required for devices to associate
to the APs. The drop-down menu options are as follows. Each option displays
additional encryption settings that must be defined. Complete the associated settings
for any encryption type chosen:
 No Encryption
 Optional WEP—Wired Equivalent Privacy, not PCI compliant as of 2010
 Require WEP—Wired Equivalent Privacy, not PCI compliant as of 2010
 Require 802.1x—Based on the WEP algorithm
 Require Leap—Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol
 802.1x+WEP—Combines the two encryption types shown
 802.1x+LEAP—Combines the two encryption types shown
 LEAP+WEP—Combines the two encryption types shown
 Static CKIP—Cisco Key Integrity Protocol
 WPA—Wi-Fi Protected Access protocol
 WPA/PSK—Combines WPA with Pre-Shared Key encryption
 WPA2—Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 encryption
 WPA2/PSK—Combines the two encryption methods shown
 xSec—FIPS-compliant encryption including Layer 2 header info
Table 53 Groups > SSIDs > SSID/VLAN Section Fields and Default Values (Continued)
Setting Default Description