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You need to configure each wireless client (station) to access the CH6643E LAN.
Another step to improve wireless security is to place wireless components away
from windows. This decreases the signal strength outside the intended area.
Encrypting Wireless LAN Transmissions
To prevent unauthorized viewing of data transmitted over your WLAN, you must
encrypt your wireless transmissions. Choose one of the following:
Encrypting Wireless LAN Transmissions
Configure on the CH6643E
Required on Each Wireless Client
If all of your wireless clients
support Wi-Fi Protected Access
(WPA), recommending
configuring WPA on the
CH6643E
If you use a local pre-shared key (WPA-PSK)
passphrase, you must configure the identical
passphrase on the CH6643E and on each
wireless client. Home and small-office settings
typically use a local passphrase.
Otherwise, configure WEP on
the CH6643E
You must configure the identical WEP key on
the CH6643E and on each wireless client.
If all of your wireless clients support WPA encryption, recommending using WPA
instead of WEP because WPA:
•
Provides much stronger encryption and is more secure
•
Provides authentication to ensure that only authorized users can log in to your
WLAN
•
Is much easier to configure
•
Uses a standard algorithm on all compliant products to generate a key from a
textual passphrase
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Will be incorporated into the new IEEE 802.11i wireless networking standard
For new wireless LANs, recommending purchasing client adapters that support
WPA encryption.
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