3Com 3CRWEASYA73 Network Router User Manual


 
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Using the Command Line Interface
The MIC calculation is performed in the access point for each transmitted
packet and this can impact throughput and performance. The access point
supports a choice of hardware or software for MIC calculation. The
performance of the access point can be improved by selecting the best
method for the specific deployment.
Using the “hardware” option provides best performance when the
number of supported clients is less than 27.
Using the “software” option provides the best performance for a large
number of clients on one radio interface. Throughput may be reduced
when both 802.11a and 802.11g interfaces are supporting a high number
of clients simultaneously.
Example
wpa-pre-shared-key
This command defines a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) Pre-shared-key.
Syntax
wpa-pre-shared-key <hex | passphrase-key> <value>
hex - Specifies hexadecimal digits as the key input format.
passphrase-key - Specifies an ASCII pass-phrase string as the key input
format.
value - The key string. For ASCII input, specify a string between 8 and 63
characters. For HEX input, specify exactly 64 digits.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Wireless-VAP)
Command Usage
To support WPA or WPA2 for client authentication, use the auth
command to specify the authentication type, and use the
wpa-preshared-key command to specify one static key.
If WPA or WPA2 is used with pre-shared-key mode, all wireless clients
must be configured with the same pre-shared key to communicate with
the access point’s VAP interface.
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