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Wireless LAN
Security
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authentication: clients must identify themselves before they can
access the network,
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encryption: data is sent across the network in such a way it cannot
be read unless you have the correct ‘key’.
B.6.1
WEP
The IEEE 802.11 standard includes a shared key data privacy
mechanism, called 'Wired Equivalent Privacy'.
Only devices that share the same WEP key are allowed to communicate
with each other.
Features of WEP are:
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Data encryption using a
- 40 bit shared key (key is 10 hexadecimal characters), or
- 104-bit shared key (key is 26 hexadecimal characters).
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No key distribution mechanism. The shared key (password) must be
distributed manually to all personnel and either be remembered or
stored somewhere on the hard disk.
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Simple authentication of clients based on hardware address.
Other authentication methods may have been delivered for different
types of Wireless LAN devices.
Summary of Contents for TMW1003
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Page 12: ...12 version 1 0 Getting started Adding Access Points to your network environment ...
Page 20: ...20 version 1 0 Installing the Access Point Unlocking the Access Point ...
Page 38: ...38 version 1 0 Technical specifications 11 Mbps WLAN Access Point Other specifications ...
Page 44: ...44 version 1 0 Regulatory notes and statements Restricted Wireless LAN device use in EU ...
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