Netgear WC7500 - ProSAFE® Wireless Controller User Manual

You can set up internal and external authentication servers and server groups that the 
wireless controller can use for authentication.

You can specify three types of authentication servers: internal, external RADIUS, and 
external LDAP:

Internal authentication server. The wireless controller handles authentication. If you 
use this setting, set up WiFi clients on the User Management page (see 

External RADIUS server. You can define a basic external RADIUS server that you would 
typically use in the profiles of a basic profile group of a small-scale network. You must 
specify its configuration on the basic Authentication Server page (see 

WPA2-PSK

AES

TKIP + AES

To configure WPA2-PSK authentication:

From the Data Encryption menu, select the type of 
encryption:

AES. Supports AES only.

TKIP + AES. Supports both TKIP and AES.

To display the characters in the WPA Passphrase (Network 
Key) field, select the Show Passphrase check box.

Type a passphrase of at least eight characters in the WPA 
Passphrase (Network Key) field.

For information about requirements for a WPA 

WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK

Use this option if 

the network includes both 
WPA and WPA2 clients.

TKIP + AES

To configure WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK authentication:

To display the characters in the WPA Passphrase (Network 
Key) field, select the Show Passphrase check box.

Type a passphrase of at least eight characters in the WPA 
Passphrase (Network Key) field.

The Data Encryption menu displays TKIP + AES, which 

is the only available option. Both TKIP and AES are supported.

For information about requirements for a WPA