The encryption method can be selected when using WEP.
Note: For reasons of security we recommend that you use the open system authentication procedure.
- SNMP ID:
- 2.23.20.3.5
- Console path:
- Setup > Interfaces > WLAN > Encryption
- Possible values:
- Open-System
- For the Open System authentication procedure, all clients are accepted. There is no authentication. The WLAN clients must always transmit correctly encrypted data for this to be forwarded by the base station.
- Shared-Key
- With the shared key authentication procedure, authentication requires that the WLAN client initially responds by returning a correctly encrypted data packet. Only if this succeeds will the encrypted data from the client be accepted and forwarded. However, this method presents an attacker with a data packet in its encrypted and unencrypted form, so providing the basis for an attack on the key itself.
- Default:
- Open-System
