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nmichael
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nmichael
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March 11, 2016

Meru Technical Note - Why am I not getting n speeds on my N APs when using WPA and WEP security profiles.

  • March 11, 2016
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Description

Why am I not getting n speeds on my N APs? I'm using WPA and WEP security profiles.


Solution

Although the N AP supports all security modes supported by the 802.11i security standard (WEP, WPA, WPA2 and mixed mode), 802.11n supports only clear and WPA2 security. Even though you can configure any security mode for 802.11n, you only gain 11n benefits using WPA2 or clear. Because of this, any 11n client connected to an SSID configured for WEP or WPA will behave like a legacy ABG client. An 802.11n ESSID configured for either WEP or WPA, has no 802.11n rates for that ESSID. If you configure an ESSID for Mixed Mode, 802.11n rates are enabled only for the WPA2 clients; WPA clients behave like a legacy ABG client.

When RF band selection is set to 802.11n, the security mode should be set to clear, wpa2 or wpa2psk. This is an 802.11n restriction.

 


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