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About the HiPath Wireless Standalone Access Point
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HiPath Wireless Standalone Access Point V1.0, Getting Started Guide
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Standalone Access Point and your network
3.2 Standalone Access Point and your network
Using the Standalone Access Point requires an understanding of its components and security
features.
3.2.1 Standalone Access Point network components
Each wireless device sends IP packets in the IEEE 802.11 standard to the Standalone Access
Point. The Standalone Access Point bridges the traffic between the wireless device and the
network.
Figure 1 Network traffic flow diagram
For more information on the DHCP Server, refer to the HiPath Wireless documentation.
3.2.2 About network security
The Standalone Access Point provides features and functionality to control network access.
These are based on standard wireless network security practices. Current wireless network
security methods provide a degree of protection. These methods include an open system that
rely on Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs).
The Standalone Access Point supports the following encryption approaches:
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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) – A security protocol for wireless local area networks
defined in the IEEE 802.11b standard that provides static key management, and WEP 40-
bit, 104-bit, and 128-bit ciphers. The WEP protocol provides minimal security.
802.11 IP
packet
transmission
802.11 beacon
& probe,
wireless device
associates with
a Standalone
Access Point by
its SSID
DHCP Server
Ethernet Switch
Router
Wireless Device
Wireless Device
Standalone Access
Point