Specifications
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4 Enable and configure an Authentication option if necessary for the target security policy.
5 Enable and configure an Encryption option if necessary for the target security policy.
6 Click Apply to keep changes made within the New Security Policy screen (if any). 
Configure encryption or authentication supported security policies by referring to the following. 
For access point authentication:
● To create a security policy supporting Kerberos, see, “Configuring Kerberos Authentication” on 
page 202.
● To define a security policy supporting 802.1x EAP, see “Configuring 802.1x EAP Authentication” 
on page 204.
Manually Pre-
Shared Key / No 
Authentication
Select this button to disable authentication. This is the 
default value for the Authentication field.
Kerberos Select the Kerberos button to display the Kerberos 
Configuration field within the New Security Policy screen. 
For specific information on configuring Kerberos, see 
“Configuring Kerberos Authentication” on page 202.
802.1x EAP Select the 802.1x EAP button to display the 802.1x EAP 
Settings field within the New Security Policy screen. For 
specific information on configuring EAP, see “Configuring 
802.1x EAP Authentication” on page 204.
No Encryption If No Encryption is selected, encryption is disabled for the 
security policy. If security is not an issue, this setting 
avoids the overhead an encryption protocol causes on the 
access point. No Encryption is the default value for the 
Encryption field.
WEP 64 (40-bit 
key)
Select the WEP 64 (40 bit key) button to display the WEP 
64 Settings field within the New Security Policy screen. For 
specific information on configuring WEP 64, see 
“Configuring WEP Encryption” on page 208.
WEP 128 (104-bit 
key)
Select the WEP 128 (104 bit key) button to display the 
WEP 128 Settings field within the New Security Policy 
screen. For specific information on configuring WEP 128, 
see “Configuring WEP Encryption” on page 208.
KeyGuard Select the KeyGuard button to display the KeyGuard 
Settings field within the New Security Policy screen. For 
specific information on configuring KeyGuard, see 
“Configuring KeyGuard Encryption” on page 209.
WPA/WPA2 TKIP Select the WPA/WPA2 TKIP button to display the WPA/
TKIP Settings field within the New Security Policy screen. 
For specific information on configuring WPA/WPA2 TKIP, 
see “Configuring WPA/WPA2 Using TKIP” on page 211.
WPA2/CCMP 
(802.11i)
Select the WPA2/CCMP (802.11) button to display the 
WPA2/CCMP Settings field within the New Security Policy 
screen. For detailed information on configuring WPA2/
CCMP, see “Configuring WPA2-CCMP (802.11i)” on 
page 213.










