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Creating a service profile for wpa, Enabling wpa, Specifying the wpa cipher suites – 3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A User Manual

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Configuring WPA

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Creating a Service Profile for WPA

Encryption parameters apply to all users who use the SSID configured by
a service profile. To create a service profile, use the following command:

set service-profile name

To create a new service profile named wpa, type the following command:

WX1200# set service-profile wpa
success: change accepted.

Enabling WPA

To enable WPA, you must enable the WPA information element (IE) in the
service profile. To enable the WPA IE, use the following command:

set service-profile name wpa-ie {enable | disable}

To enable WPA in service profile wpa, type the following command:

WX1200# set service-profile wpa wpa-ie enable
success: change accepted.

Specifying the WPA Cipher Suites

To use WPA, at least one cipher suite must be enabled. You can enable
one or more of the following cipher suites:

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CCMP

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TKIP

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40-bit WEP

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104-bit WEP

By default, TKIP is enabled and the other cipher suites are disabled.

To enable or disable cipher suites, use the following commands:

set service-profile name cipher-ccmp {enable | disable}
set service-profile name cipher-tkip {enable | disable}
set service-profile name cipher-wep104 {enable | disable}
set service-profile name cipher-wep40 {enable | disable}

To enable the 40-bit WEP cipher suite in service profile wpa, type the
following command:

WX1200# set service-profile wpa cipher-wep40 enable
success: change accepted.