NetComm Wireless Access Point NP720 - Manual (Page 50)

PC and Server Configuration
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Using WPA-PSK
For each of the following items, each Wireless Station must have the same settings as the
Wireless Access Point.
Mode On each PC, the mode must be set to Infrastructure.
SSID (ESSID) This must match the value used on the Wireless Access Point.
The default value is wireless
Note! The SSID is case sensitive.
Wireless
Security On each client, Wireless security must be set to WPA-PSK.
• The Pre-shared Key entered on the Access Point must also be
entered on each Wireless client.
• The Encryption method (e.g. TKIP, AES) must be set to match the
Access Point.
Using a Radius Server - Overview
The Wireless Access Point supports 4 Wireless security methods which use 802.1x for authen-
tication, and thus require Radius Server configuration:
• WPA with Radius
• WPA2 with Radius
• WPA and WPA2 with Radius
• 802.1x (with WEP)
These options differ in the data encryption method, but the 802.1x authentication is the same
for each method. The 802.1x standard for authentication provides greater security and central-
ized management, but it is more complex to configure.
Radius Server Configuration
If using 802.1x authentication, the Radius Server on your network must be configured as
follow:
• It must provide and accept Certificates for user (wireless client) authentication.
• There must be a Client Login for the Wireless Access Point itself.
• The Wireless Access Point will use its Default Name as its Client Login name. (How-
ever, your Radius server may use the IP address instead.)
• The Shared Key, set on the Security Screen of the Access Point, must match the
Shared Secret value on the Radius Server.
• Encryption settings must be correct, matching the settings on the Wireless Access Point
and the wireless clients.
The following section gives details of setting up a Windows 2000 server for 802.1x.
For other Radius Servers, check the documentation provided with the Server.