WLAN Service Wireless Privacy Information

For WLAN service wireless privacy information you need to:
  • Determine the level of protection (privacy) the Wireless LAN service is to offer (None, WEP, WPA-PSK, DynWEP, WPA).
  • Ensure that clients of the WLAN Service/SSID are adequately configured to match the required settings RF settings.

Use the following table to document pertinent WLAN service wireless privacy information about the ExtremeWireless Appliance before starting the installation process.

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WLAN Service Wireless Privacy Information

Configuration Data Description Your Entry
Static WEP privacy information Keys for a selected VNS (Virtual Networks Services), so that it matches the WEP mechanism used on the rest of the network.
  • WEP Key Length – Size of a WEP key.
    Select an input method:
    • Strings – This is the secret WEP key string.
    • Hex – The WEP key input in the WEP Key box. The key is generated automatically based on the input.
 
WPA-PSK privacy information
  • WPA v2 or mixed v1 and v2 – The WPA encryption type further specifying Auto or TKIP only.
  • Broadcast re-key interval – The time interval (in seconds) after which you want the broadcast encryption key to be changed automatically. The default is 3600.
  • Pre-shared Key – The shared secret key that is to be used between the wireless device and the Wireless AP.

    The shared secret key is used to generate the 256 bit key.

 
Dynamic WEP privacy information Broadcast re-key interval – The time interval (in seconds) after which you want the broadcast encryption key to be changed automatically. The default is 3600.