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User Guide for the CiscoWorks 1105 Wireless LAN Solution Engine
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Chapter 3 Configuring Devices
Using the Templates
Table 3-12 Local AP /Client Security Settings
Field Description
Data Encryption by
Stations
From the list, select the encryption type:
• No Encryption—Requires clients to communicate
with the Access Point without any data encryption.
This setting is not recommended.
• Optional—Allows clients to communicate with the
Access Point either with or without data encryption.
Typically, this option is used when you have client
devices that cannot make a WEP connection, such as
non-Cisco clients in a 128-bit WEP environment.
• Full Encryption—Requires clients to use data
encryption when communicating with the Access
Point. Clients not using data encryption are allowed
to communicate. This option is recommended if you
want to maximize the security of your Wireless
LAN.
Authentication Type
Open From the list, select one of the following:
• Yes—Allows any device, regardless of its WEP
keys, to authenticate and attempt to associate. This
is the recommended setting.
• No—Does not allow any device, regardless of its
WEP keys, to authenticate and attempt to associate.
Shared Key From the list, select one of the following:
• Yes—Tells the access point to send a plain-text,
shared key query to any device attempting to
associate with the access point. This query can leave
the access point open to a known-text attack from
intruders. This is not as secure as the Open setting.
• No—Does not allow the access point to send a
plain-text, shared key query to any device
attempting to associate with the access point.