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Chapter 5, Advanced configuration – Linksys WAP2000 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

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Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet

should change the encryption keys. The default is 600
seconds.

Change these settings as described here and click Apply
to save your changes. Help information is available on the
right side of the screen.

WPA2-Personal Mixed

This security mode supports the transition from WPA-
Personal to WPA2-Personal. You can have client devices
that use either WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal. The
Access Point will automatically choose the encryption
algorithm used by each client device.

Wireless > Wireless Security > WPA2=Personal Mixed

Encryption

Mixed Mode automatically chooses TKIP or

AES for data encryption.

Shared Secret

Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63

characters.

Key Renewal Timeout

Enter a Key Renewal Timeout

period, which instructs the Access Point how often it
should change the encryption keys. The default is 600
seconds.

Change these settings as described here and click Apply
to save your changes. Help information is available on the
right side of the screen.

WPA-Enterprise

This option features WPA used in coordination with a
RADIUS server for client authentication. (This should only
be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Access
Point.)

Wireless > Wireless Security > WPA-Enterprise

RADIUS Server IP Address

Enter the RADIUS server’s IP

address.

RADIUS Server Port

Enter the port number used by the

RADIUS server. The default is 8.

Encryption

WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP

and AES for data encryption. Select the type of algorithm
you want to use, TKIP or AES. The default is TKIP.

Shared Secret

Enter the Shared Secret key used by the

Access Point and RADIUS server.

Key Renewal Timeout

Enter a Key Renewal Timeout

period, which instructs the Access Point how often it
should change the encryption keys. The default is 600
seconds.

Change these settings as described here and click Apply
to save your changes. Help information is available on the
right side of the screen.

WPA2-Enterprise

This option features WPA2 used in coordination with a
RADIUS server for client authentication. (This should only
be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Access
Point.)

Wireless > Wireless Security > WPA2-Enterprise