Motorola AP-51XX User Manual

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AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide

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6.

Configure the

Key Settings

area as needed to set an ASCII Passphrase and 128-bit key.

Default (hexadecimal) 256-bit keys for WP2A/CCMP include:

1011121314151617

18191A1B1C1D1E1F

2021222324252627

28292A2B2C2D2E2F

7.

Configure the

WPA2-CCMP Mixed Mode

field as needed to allow WPA and WPA2 TKIP

client interoperation.

8.

Configure the

Fast Roaming (802.1x only)

field as required to enable additional access

point roaming and key caching options. This feature is applicable only when using 802.1x
EAP authentication with WPA2/CCMP.

ASCII Passphrase

To use an ASCII passphrase (and not a hexadecimal value), select
the checkbox enter an alphanumeric string of 8 to 63 characters.
The string allows character spaces. The

access point

converts the

string to a numeric value. This passphrase saves the administrator
from entering the 256-bit key each time keys are generated.

256-bit Key

To use a hexadecimal value (and not an ASCII passphrase), select
the checkbox and enter 16 hexadecimal characters into each of the
four fields displayed.

Allow
WPA/WPA2-TKIP
clients

WPA2-CCMP Mixed Mode enables WPA2-CCMP, WPA-TKIP and
WPA2-TKIP clients to operate together on the network. Enabling
this option allows backwards compatibility for clients that support
WPA-TKIP and WPA2-TKIP but do not support WPA2-CCMP.
Motorola recommends enabling this feature if WPA-TKIP or
WPA2-TKIP supported MUs operate within a WLAN populated by
WPA2-CCMP enabled clients.

Pre-Authentication

Selecting this option enables an associated MU to carry out an
802.1x authentication with another access point before it roams to
it. The access point caches the keying information of the client until
it roams to the other access point. This enables the roaming client
to start sending and receiving data sooner by not having to do
802.1x authentication after it roams. This feature is only supported
when 802.1x EAP authentication is enabled.

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