Edit Privacy Settings

Privacy settings are editable for the WPAv2 with PSK and WPA2 Enterprise w/ RADIUS authorization types.

To edit network privacy settings:

  1. In the Auth Type field, select WPAv2 w/ PSK or WPA2 Enterprise w/RADIUS.
    Edit Privacy displays.
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    Edit Privacy Button
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  2. Select Edit Privacy.
    The Privacy Settings dialog opens.
  3. Set the privacy options as needed. The options that display depend on the Auth Type that you selected.
    Protected Management Frames Specifies the encryption status of 802.11 management frames:
    Enabled Uses encryption when possible.
    Disabled Disables encryption.
    Required Only accepts devices that can use management protected frames.
    Fast Transition (WPA2 Enterprise w/ RADIUS only) Enables fast transition for 11r enabled clients.
    WPA Key (WPAv2PSK only) Specify the WPA key (a shared key) using a text string.
    WEP We do not recommend or endorse using WEP encryption due to the security flaws that are inherent with WEP. Access is allowed to any client that knows the pre-shared WEP key. WEP-64 uses a 40 bit key concatenated with a 24-bit initialization vector (IV) to form the RC4 traffic key. WEP 64 is a less robust encryption scheme than WEP 128 (containing a shorter WEP algorithm for a hacker to potentially duplicate), but networks that require more security are at risk from a WEP flaw. WEP-128 uses a 104 bit key which is concatenated with a 24- bit initialization vector (IV) to form the RC4 traffic key. WEP 128 provides a more robust encryption algorithm than WEP 64 by requiring a longer key length and pass key.
    TKIP and TKIP-CCMP We do not recommend or endorse TKIP ot TKIP-CCMP due to their inherent security flaws. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption addresses WEP's weaknesses with a re-keying mechanism, a per-packet mixing function, a message integrity check and an extended initialization vector. However, TKIP also has vulnerabilities. (CCMP is a security standard used by the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES serves the same function TKIP does for WPA-TKIP. CCMP computes a Message Integrity Check (MIC) using the proven Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) technique. Changing just one bit in a message produces a totally different result.)
  4. Select Close.
    You return to the Configure Network page.
  5. Select Save.