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‹ Channel - identifies the channel, by number, over which the
Bridge and the associated device are communicating, as
selected for the radio being used (Section 3.3.2.1).
NOTE: The For-
tress Security Suite
setting implements pro-
prietary authentication
and encryption without
reference to the 802.11
standard. The
open and
none values shown on
the AP Associations
screen do not mean that
no authentication or en-
cryption is used for a
VAP with this setting.
‹ Rate - provides a dynamic measurement of the data rate of
the connection to the associated device, in megabits per
second.
‹ Signal Level - provides a dynamic measurement of the
strength of the signal between the Bridge and the
associated device, in decibels referenced to milliwatts.
‹ Security Suite - indicates the type of security that has been
selected for the VAP with which the device is associated.
(Refer to Section 3.3.4.5 for more information about VAPs’
Security Suite settings.)
‹ 802.11 Authentication - displays the type of authentication
required for the device, as determined by the Security Suite
setting of the associated VAP and illustrated in Table 5.2.
NOTE: WPA and
WPA2 use the
802.1X authentication
protocol. In PSK mode,
however, the pre-shared
key obviates the need
for an actual 802.1X au-
thentication server.
‹ 802.11 Encryption - displays the type of data encryption in
effect for the device, as determined by the Security Suite
setting of the associated VAP and illustrated in Table 5.2.
5.4 View Log
The Fortress Bridge logs significant system activity and status
information. Access the log by logging into the admin account
and choosing
SYSTEM LOG from the menu on the left.
Each activity item is date-and-time stamped, its severity is
indicated and a brief text description is given. Among other
information, the log records:
Table 5.2. AP Association 802.11 Authentication and Encryption
Security Suite
Setting
802.11
Authentication
802.11
Encryption
Cleartext
open none
Fortress
open none
Open WEP
open WEP
Shared WEP
open shared
802.1X
802.1X none
WPA
802.1X tkip
WPA2
802.1X aes ccm
WPA-Mixed
802.1X tkip or aes ccm
a
a. Varies according to connected client type.
WPA-PSK
802.1X tkip
WPA2-PSK
802.1X aes ccm
WPA-Mixed-PSK
802.1X tkip or aes ccm
a