Hi Keith, In my experience, you are correct. Per Draft 2.0 (I believe), 11n clients must use either clear or WPA2/AES to operate at HT rates. My 11n clients here will connect at WPA, but only at 11a/g rates.
Something to be aware of for sure, especially if you want to support older devices that can't do WPA2. Running separate SSIDs may be the only way to get all clients on and still provide HT rates for 11n clients. Take care, Matt Barber Network Analyst / PC Support Morrisville State College 315-684-6053 -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Moores Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 802.11n WPA2/AES requirement Just wondering what encryption type those of you that have started moving to (testing with) 802.11n APs are using? I'm trying to confirm that N clients connecting to N APs must use WPA2/ AES to connect with encryption. If an N AP accepts both WPA/TKIP and WPA2/AES can an N client connect set to either albeit only at 802.11n HT rates when using WPA2/AES? -Keith ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keith Moores <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Network Systems Senior Engineer ITC-Communications and Systems Division University of Virginia, ITC-2015 Ivy Rd Phone (434) 924-0621 Box 400324, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4324 Fax (434) 982-4715 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
