T5 Controller Security

About this task

A T5 controller, once enabled as a supported external device, can provide data to WiNG to assist in a T5‘s management within a WiNG supported subnet populated by both types of devices. The CPEs (Customer Premises Equipments) are the T5 controller managed radio devices. These CPEs use DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) as their high speed Internet access mechanism using the CPE‘s physical wallplate connection and phone jack.

To configure WLAN security settings for a T5 controller and its connected CPEs:

Procedure

  1. Select Configuration → Wireless → Wireless LAN Policy to display available WLANs.
  2. Click Add to create an additional WLAN, or select an existing WLAN and click Edit to modify its security properties.
  3. Select Security.
  4. Refer to the T5 PowerBroadband Security field at the bottom of the screen.
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    WLAN Security - T5 PowerBroadband Security Screen
  5. Configure the following T5 PowerBroadband Security settings (available only when the WLAN supports T5 controllers and their connected CPEs radio devices):
    Pre-Authentication Select this option to invoke the use of pre-authentication 802.11i fast roaming. This setting is disabled by default.
    Enable Select this option to enable the Security Type and WEP Encryptions Type drop-down menus used to define and apply different encryption and authentication settings to the T5 WLAN security configuration.
    Security Type Use the drop-down menu to select the security type to apply to the WLAN. Options include static-wep (default), wpa-enterprise, and wpapersonal.
    WEP Encryption Type If static-wep is selected as the Encryption Type, use this setting to apply either a WEP 64 or WEP 128 encryption algorithm to the T5 support WLAN configuration.
    Encryption Type If wpa-enterprise or wpa-personal is selected as the Encryption Type, use this setting to apply either a CCMP, TKIP or TKIP-CCMP encryption algorithm to the T5 controller WLAN security configuration.
    HEX If you are using static-wep, provide the 10-26 character Hex password used to derive the security key.
    Passphrase If you are using static-wep, enter either an alphanumeric string of 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 HEX characters as the primary string both transmitting and receiving authenticators must share. The alphanumeric string allows character spaces. The string is converted into a numeric value. This passphrase saves the administrator from entering the 256-bit key each time keys are generated.
    PSK Enter either an alphanumeric string as the primary string both transmitting and receiving authenticators must share. The alphanumeric string allows character spaces. The string is converted into a numeric value. This passphrase saves the administrator from entering the 256- bit key each time keys are generated.
    Verison If wpa-enterprise or wpa-personal is selected as the Encryption Type, use this setting to apply a WPA or WPA2 encryption scheme to the T5 support WLAN configuration.
  6. Select OK when completed to update the T5 PowerBroadband Security configuration.

    Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.

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