292 Configuring user encryption
NN47250-500 (320657-F Version 02.01)
Figure 1 shows the client support when the default encryption settings are used. A radio using the default
encryption settings encrypts traffic for non-WPA dynamic WEP clients but not for WPA clients or static WEP
clients. The radio disassociates from these other clients.
Table 1: Wireless encryption defaults
Encryption Type Client Support Default State
Configuration Required in WSS
Software
RSN RSN clients
Non-RSN clients
Disabled • Enable the RSN information
element (IE).
• Specify the supported cipher
suites (CCMP, TKIP, 40-bit
WEP, 104-bit WEP). TKIP is
enabled by default when the
RSN IE is enabled.
WPA WPA clients
Non-WPA clients
Disabled • Enable the WPA information
element (IE).
• Specify the supported cipher
suites (CCMP, TKIP, 40-bit
WEP, 104-bit WEP). TKIP is
enabled by default when the
WPA IE is enabled.
Dynamic WEP WEP clients
(WPA and RSN not
supported)
Enabled None
Static WEP WEP clients
(WPA and RSN not
supported)
Disabled • Configure the static key(s).
• Assign keys to multicast and
unicast traffic.