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COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
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Usually infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs
are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the
enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to
make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The
Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter and NDIS driver support key
lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption
and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff.
