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Broadcast SSID and Security Mode
To configure security on the access point, select a security mode and fill in the related
boxes as described in the following table. (Note you can also allow or prohibit the Broadcast
SSID as an extra precaution as mentioned in the following section.)
Plain-text
Plain Text means any data transferred to and from the Gateway 7001 Series self-managed
AP is not encrypted.
There are no further options for plain-text mode.
Plain text mode can be useful during initial network configuration or for problem solving,
but it is not recommended for regular use on the internal network because it is not secure.
Guest Network
Plain text mode is the only mode in which you can run the guest network, which is by
definition an unsecure LAN always virtually or physically separated from any sensitive
information on the internal LAN.
The absence of security on the Guest AP is designed to make it as easy as possible for guests
to get a connection without having to program any security settings in their clients.
Field Description
Broadcast SSID Select the Broadcast SSID setting by clicking the Allow or Prohibit option.
By default, the access point broadcasts the
Service Set Identifier
(SSID) in
its beacon frames. Suppress this broadcast to discourage stations from
automatically discovering your access point.
You can suppress (prohibit) this broadcast to discourage stations from
automatically discovering your access point. When the AP’s broadcast SSID
is suppressed, the network name will not be displayed in the List of Available
Networks on a client station. Instead, the client must be configured with the
exact network before it will be able to connect.
Security Mode Select the Security Mode. Select one of the following:
• Plain-text
• Static WEP
• IEEE 802.1x
• WPA with RADIUS
• WPA-PSK
Security modes other than plain-text apply only to configuration of the internal
network. On the guest network, you can use only plain-text mode. (For more
information, see “Setting up Guest Access” on page 99.)