Configure Personal SSID Authentication

Before you begin

Create a standard wireless network policy. For more information, see About SSIDs.

About this task

This option requires all users to authenticate themselves by entering the same pre-shared key. Select the required Key Management, Encryption Method, and Key Type entries from their respective drop-down menus or leave them at their default values, and enter a required value in the Key Value text box.

Procedure

  1. Select Personal SSID Authentication.
  2. Choose one of the following Key Management options:
    • Select WPA3 (SAE) to negotiate using WPA3 with clients. If all the wireless clients support WPA3, it is a better choice than WPA2.
    • Select WPA2-(WPA2 Personal)-PSK to use WPA2 for key management. WPA2 supports PMK caching and pre-authentication, whereas WPA does not.
    • Select WPA-(WPA or Auto)-PSK to use WPA for key management. WPA does not support PMK caching or pre-authentication, but if the clients were released before IEEE 802.11i was ratified and support WPA (not WPA2), this option allows the Extreme Networks device to support them.
    • Auto-(WPA or WPA2)-PSK to negotiate the use of WPA2 or WPA with clients based on the version they support.
  3. For Encryption Method (WPA or WPA2 only): Choose CCMP (AES).
    CCMP (AES) (Counter Mode-Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol) is a security protocol that uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption. CCMP provides message integrity by combining counter mode with CBC (cipher block chaining) to produce a MAC (message authentication code).
    Note

    Note

    When the SSID is configured for WPA3 (SAE), the encryption method is always set to 128-bit encryption.
  4. To define the Key Type (WPA or WPA2 only) value with ASCII characters, choose ASCII Key.
  5. For Key Value, enter the pre-shared key and Confirm it.