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FortiWiFi and FortiAP Configuration Guide

Configuring security

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Configuring security

You can secure access to your wireless network by configuring the following security modes on an SSID:

  • Open — Unsecured.
  • Captive portal — Users connect to an open web portal defined in replacement messages. To navigate to any location beyond the web portal, the user must pass FortiGate user authentication.
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2), WPA2-Personal and WPA2-Enterprise
    • WPA3-Enterprise
    • WPA3-Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE)
    • WPA3-SAE Transition
    • Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE)
    • OWE Transition
  • OSU Server — Only Authenticated L2 Encryption Network (OSEN)

You can also secure your network by:

Configuring security

You can secure access to your wireless network by configuring the following security modes on an SSID:

  • Open — Unsecured.
  • Captive portal — Users connect to an open web portal defined in replacement messages. To navigate to any location beyond the web portal, the user must pass FortiGate user authentication.
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2 (WPA2), WPA2-Personal and WPA2-Enterprise
    • WPA3-Enterprise
    • WPA3-Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE)
    • WPA3-SAE Transition
    • Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE)
    • OWE Transition
  • OSU Server — Only Authenticated L2 Encryption Network (OSEN)

You can also secure your network by: