User's Guide Part 3

Access / One
®
Network
Managing the Network 101
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◗ Client Connect Security Mode
This option allows you to establish the authentication and encryption security
modes for Client Connects. These include:
• Authentication
– Open: Used for local authentication.
– Shared Key: This option is not currently supported.
– Dynamic Key (802.1X): With this option, the RADIUS server gives a
key to each user for unicast traffic. Multicast traffic uses the default
key.
– WPA-PSK: With this option, the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
standard uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) mode that does not require the
RADIUS infrastructure.
– WPA: This option provides WPA, a subset of the 802.11i standard
that boosts the original static WEP security by mandating 802.1x
remote authentication.
• Encryption
– Clear: Available for Open or Dynamic authentication. Messages will
be sent unencrypted between user devices and your Access/One
Network nodes.
– WEP: Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol for
WLAN. It encrypts data using an RC4 stream cipher of 64, 128 or
152 bits.
– AES: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encrypts data using a
symmetric 152 bit data block, and is generally considered the most
secure option available.
– TKIP: The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is part of the IEEE
802.11i encryption standard for wireless LANs, providing per-packet
key mixing, a message integrity check and a re-keying mechanism.
– Auto Negotiate: With this option, the encryption mode will be
negotiated in real time between the participating devices, allowing
the simultaneous use of AES and TKIP.