G-4
System Administrator’s Guide
WEP or
Wired Equi valent
Pri vacy
A security protocol for wireless local area net works. WEP was designed to
provide the same level of security as that of a wired net work, which is
inherently more secure than a wireless net work because wired net works are
easily protected against unauthorized access. Wireless net works use radio
waves to communicate and can be vulnerable to unauthorized users.
WEP provides security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is
protected as it is transmitted. Howev er, it has been found that WEP is not as
secure as once believed.
Note:
If one part of a wireless net work has WEP enabled, they all must
have it enabled with the same key or they cannot communicate.
128 Bit / 64 Bit
WEP Key
This is the 64 or 128 bit WEP key that must match other Nodes’ encryption
keys in order to communicate: 10 hex characters for 64 bit (40 user-
specified characters), or 26 hex characters for 128 bit (104 user-specified
characters). You must use the same key values for devices to communicate
with each other.
WL AN or Wireless
Local Area Netw ork
A LAN that uses high-frequency radio waves to communicate bet ween
nodes, rather than telephone wires, etc.
WP A (Wi-Fi Protected
Access)
A net work security protocol that uses improved authentication and temporal
keys. It was created to address the weaknesses of WEP encryption.
WPA2
(or IEEE 802.11i)
A net work security protocol with stronger encryption than WPA. It was
created to address the weaknesses of WEP encryption.
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