30 -- Glossary
SSID
The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared among all wireless devices in a wireless
network. Wireless devices must have the same SSID to communicate with each other.
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(TKIP)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and
distributed by the authentication server.
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UTHENTICATION
WPA applies IEEE 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless
clients using an external RADIUS database. If you do not have an external RADIUS server, use
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (WPA -Pre-Shared Key) that only requires a single (identical) password
entered into each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. As long as the passwords
match, clients will be granted access to a WLAN.
WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between the
TEW-601PC and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications private.
Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key for data
encryption and decryption.
WPA/WPA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and WPA2 (future upgrade) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11 i
security specification draft. Key differences between WPA and WEP are user authentication and
improved data encryption. WPA2 is a wireless security standard that defines stronger
encryption, authentication and key management than WPA.
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