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USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DU
AL
B
AND WIRELESS A
CCESS POINT
RADIUS
Short for
Remote
Authentication
Dial-In User
Service,
RADIUS is an
authentication
system.
Using RADIUS,
you must enter
your user name
and password or
certificates
before gaining
access to a
network. This
information is
passed to a
RADIUS server,
which checks
that the
information is
correct, and
then authorizes
access.
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Securing a
Wi-Fi
network
Adding
encryption to
Wi-Fi
communications
Shared
KeyShared
key =Pre-
shared Key
(PSK) =
network key
SSID
See ESSID.
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WEPs
Wired
Equivalent
Privacy is a
data encryption
protocol for
802.11 wireless
networks.
All wireless
nodes and
access points
on the network
are configured
with a 64-bit or
128-bit Shared
Key for data
encryption.
Wi-Fi
A Commercial
brand certifying
interoperability
for 802.11a/b/g
wireless
devices.
Upgrade
To replace
existing
software or
firmware with a
newer version.
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