Federal Information Processing Standards

In this section:

1. FIPS Overview
   A RUCKUS device in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode is compliant with the standards established by the United States government and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
2. How FIPS Works
   You place a device in FIPS mode by entering the fips enable CLI command on the management station while the station is connected to the device console port with a serial cable. After you enter the fips enable command, the device is administratively in FIPS mode and by default runs in strict FIPS-compliant mode upon reload.