Planet Technology WDAP-2000PE - Manual (Page 34)

Security
• The Pre-shared Key entered on the WDAP-2000PE must
also be entered on each Wireless client.
• The Encryption method (e.g. TKIP, AES) must be set to
match the WDAP-2000PE.
4.4 Using WPA
This is the most secure and most complex system.
WPA mode provides greater security and centralized management, but it is more
complex to configure.
Wireless Station Configuration
For each of the following items, each Wireless Station must have the same settings as
the WDAP-2000PE.
Mode On each PC, the mode must be set to Infrastructure.
SSID (ESSID) This must match the value used on the WDAP-2000PE.
The default value is default
Note: The SSID is case sensitive.
802.1x Au-
thentication Each client must obtain a Certificate which is used for authentica-
tion for the Radius Server.
802.1x En-
cryption Typically, EAP-TLS is used. This is a dynamic key system, so
keys do NOT have to be entered on each Wireless station.
However, you can also use a static WEP key (EAP-MD5); the
WDAP-2000PE supports both methods simultaneously.
Radius Server Configuration
If using WPA mode, the Radius Server on your network must be configured as follow:
• It must provide and accept Certificates for user authentication.
• There must be a Client Login for the WDAP-2000PE itself.
• The WDAP-2000PE will use its Default Name as its Client Login name.
• The Shared Key, set on the Security Screen of the WDAP-2000PE, must match
the Shared Secret value on the Radius Server.
• Encryption settings must be correct.
4.5 WPA / 802.1x Server Setup (Windows 2000 Server)
This section describes using Microsoft Internet Authentication Server as the Radius
Server, since it is the most common Radius Server available that supports the EAP-
TLS authentication method.
The following services on the Windows 2000 Domain Controller (PDC) are also re-
quired:
• dhcpd
• dns
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