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User Manual of WNAP-C3220
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field. The maximum supported clients are 40.
 SSID
A SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the unique name of a wireless
network. The WNAP-C3220 supported maximum 4 SSIDs.
None It allows any device to join the network
without performing any security check.
WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), a basic
encryption method, usually encrypts wireless
data using a series of digital keys (64 bits or
128 bits in length).
By using the same keys on each of your
wireless network devices, you can prevent
unauthorized wireless devices from
monitoring your transmissions or using your
wireless resources. WEP is based on RSA
algorithm from RC4. It is the original and
weak encryption method, so it is
recommended not to use this method.
Shared Mode Data encryption and key are required for
wireless authentication.
802.1X This security mode is used when a RADIUS
server is connected to the device. 802.1x, a
kind of Port-based authentication protocol, is
an authentication type and strategy for users.
The port can be either a physic port or logic
port (such as VLAN). For wireless LAN users,
a port is just a channel.
The final purpose of 802.1x authentication is
to check if the port can be used. If the port is
authenticated successfully, you can open this
port which allows all the messages to pass. If
the port isn’t authenticated successfully, you
can keep this port “disable” which just allows
802.1x authentication protocol message to
pass.
WPA-PSK It is a simplified WPA mode with no need for
specific authentication server. In this
so-called WPA Pre-Shared Key, all you have
to do is just pre-enter a key in each WLAN
node and this is the common way to be
adopted in large and middle enterprise as
well as residential network.
WPA2-PSK As a new version of WPA, only all the clients
support WPA2, can it be available. If it is
selected, the data encryption can only be
AES and the passphrase is required.
 Security Mode:
Mixed WPA/WPA2-PSK It provides options of WPA (TKIP) or WPA2