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Select OK when completed to update the WLAN’s WPA2-CCMP encryption configuration. Select
Reset to revert back to its last saved configuration.
WPA2-CCMP Deployment Considerations
Before defining a WPA2-CCMP supported configuration on a WLAN, refer to the following
deployment guidelines to ensure the configuration is optimally effective:
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Brocade recommends WPA2-CCMP be configured for all new (non visitor) WLANs requiring
encryption, as it’s supported by the majority of the hardware and client vendors using Brocade
wireless networking equipment.
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WPA2-CCMP supersedes WPA-TKIP and implements all the mandatory elements of the 802.11i
standard. WPA2-CCMP introduces a new AES-based algorithm called CCMP, which replaces
TKIP and WEP and is considered significantly more secure.
WEP 64
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 can be used with open, shared, MAC and 802.1 X EAP authentications. WEP is optimal for
WLANs supporting legacy deployments when also used with 802.1X EAP authentication to provide
user and device authentication and dynamic WEP key derivation and periodic key rotation. 802.1X
provides authentication for devices and also reduces the risk of a single WEP key being
deciphered.
WEP 64 uses a 40 bit key concatenated with a 24-bit initialization vector (IV) to form the RC4 traffic
key. WEP 64 is a less robust encryption scheme than WEP 128 (containing a shorter WEP algorithm
for a hacker to potentially duplicate), but networks that require more security are at risk from a
WEP flaw. WEP is only recommended if there are client devices incapable of using higher forms of
security. The existing 802.11 standard alone offers administrators no effective method to update
keys.
To configure WEP 64 encryption on a WLAN:
1. Select the Configuration tab from the Web UI.
Select Wireless.
Select Wireless LANs to display a high level display of existing WLANs.
2. Select the Add button to create an additional WLAN, or select Edit to modify the properties of
an existing wireless controller WLAN.
3. Select Security.
4. Select the WEP 64 radio button from within the Select Encryption field.
The screen populates with the parameters required to define a WEP 64 configuration for
the WLAN.