Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 211)

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NOTE
The default values described are the recommended values. Do not change these values unless
consulted otherwise by an administrator.
9. Select the Advanced Settings tab as required to specify a MU quiet period, timeout interval,
transmit period, and retry period for MUs and the authentication server. The items within this
tab are identical regardless of whether Internal or External is selected from the Radius Server
drop-down menu.
10. Click the Apply button to save any changes made within the 802.1x EAP Settings field
(including all 5 selectable tabs) of the New Security Policy screen.
11. Click the Cancel button to undo any changes made within the 802.1x EAP Settings field and
return to the WLAN screen. This reverts all settings for the 802.1x EAP Settings field to the last
saved configuration.
Configuring WEP Encryption
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol specified in the IEEE Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)
standard. WEP is designed to provide a WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to
that of a wired LAN.
WEP may be all that a small-business user needs for the simple encryption of wireless data.
However, networks that require more security are at risk from a WEP flaw. The existing 802.11
standard alone offers administrators no effective method to update keys.
Enable
Reauthentication Select the Enable Reauthentication checkbox to configure a wireless connection policy
so MUs are forced to reauthenticate periodically. Periodic repetition of the EAP process
provides ongoing security for current authorized connections.
Period (30-9999) secs Set the EAP reauthentication period to a shorter interval for tighter security on the WLAN's
connections. Set the EAP reauthentication period to a longer time interval (at most, 9999
seconds) to relax security on wireless connections. The default interval of 3600 seconds is
recommended.
Max. Retries (1-99)
retries Define the maximum number of MU retries to reauthenticate after failing to complete the
EAP process. Failure to reauthenticate in the specified number of retries results in a
terminated connection. The default is 2 retries.
MU Quiet Period
(1-65535) secs Specify an idle time (in seconds) between MU authentication attempts, as required by the
authentication server. The default is 10 seconds.
MU Timeout
(1-255) secs Define the time (in seconds) for the access point’s retransmission of EAP-Request packets.
The default is 10 seconds.
MU Tx Period
(1-65635) secs Specify the time period (in seconds) for the access point's retransmission of the EAP
Identity Request frame. The default is 5 seconds.
MU Max Retries
(1-10) retries Specify the maximum number of times the access point retransmits an EAP-Request frame
to the client before it times out the authentication session. The default is 2 retries.
Server Timeout
(1-255) secs Specify the time (in seconds) for the access point's retransmission of EAP-Request packets
to the server. The default is 5 seconds. If this time is exceeded, the authetnication session
is terminated.
Server Max Retries
(1-255 retries) Specify the maximum number of times for the access point to retransmit an EAP-Request
frame to the server before it times out the authentication session. The default is 2 retries.