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NTRODUCTION
3Com wireless technology has all of the benefits of a local area network
(LAN) without the constraints and expense of network wiring.
3Com 11a/b/g Wireless LAN products provide easy, affordable, flexible
ways to extend wireless networks to more users. This guide shows how
you can use the 3Com 11a/b/g Wireless Workgroup Bridge in your office
or classroom to connect groups of wired Ethernet client devices to your
wireless LAN.
Product Features
The 3Com 11a/b/g Wireless Workgroup Bridge includes a robust suite of
standards-based security features, and supports wireless network
standards including 802.11a and 802.11g.
Security
To protect sensitive data broadcast over the radio, the Bridge supports
40/64-bit, 104/128-bit and 128/152-bit Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
encryption. The Bridge strengthens this basic security mechanism with
additional security features, including:
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MAC address access control lists
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IEEE 802.1X per-port user authentication with RADIUS server
authentication support
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Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
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Wi-Fi
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Protected Access (WPA), WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) and
WPA-NONE)
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Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) support: EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS
and PEAP
