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Glossary
Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable / englisch / A31008-E505-B100-1-19 / glossary.fm / 15.06.2004
Wireless network
See
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a network using radio
waves as the transport medium. A wireless LAN can be connected as an extension to a
wired LAN or it can form the basis for a new network. The basic element of a wireless
network is the so-called cell. This is the area where the wireless communication takes
place. A WLAN can be operated in
.
WLAN is currently specified in Standard
. The Gigaset SE505 dsl/cable com-
plies with Standard 802.11g.
WPA
WPA was developed to improve security provided by
. To generate keys, WPA uses
more complex methods, e.g. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). In addition, WPA
can use an authentication server (e.g. a RADIUS server) to increase security.
WPA-PSK
WPA Preshared Key: Variant of
data encryption, in which new keys are automati-
cally generated at regular intervals by means of a keyword (Pre-shared key). The key is
updated after defined periods (
).