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Allied Telesis AT-WA7400/EU User Manual

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Chapter 10: Configuring Security

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Figure 39. WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS)

Security Mode Settings

1. Configure the following settings:

WPA Versions
Select the types of client stations you want to support:

WPA - If all client stations on the network support the original

WPA

but

none support the newer

WPA2

, then select WPA.

WPA2 - If all client stations on the network support

WPA2

, we suggest

using WPA2 which provides the best security per the

IEEE

802.11i

standard.

Both - If you have a mix of clients, some of which support

WPA2

and

others which support only the original

WPA

, select Both. This lets both

WPA and WPA2 client stations associate and authenticate, but uses
the more robust WPA2 for clients who support it. This WPA
configuration allows more interoperability, at the expense of some
security.

Enable pre-authentication
If for WPA Versions you select WPA2 or Both, you can enable pre-
authentication for

WPA2

clients.

Click Enable pre-authentication if you want

WPA2

wireless clients to

send pre-authentication packet. The pre-authentication information will
be relayed from the access point the client is currently using to the
target access point. Enabling this feature can help speed up
authentication for roaming clients who connect to multiple access
points.

This option does not apply if you selected WPA for WPA Versions
because the original

WPA

does not support this feature.