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PCI-N10 WLAN Card User Manual

ASUS WLAN Card

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11. It is part

of the 802.11i draft security standard. WPA encompasses TKIP (Temporal Key

Integrity Protocol) along with MIC (Message Integrity Check) and other xes to

WEP such as Weak IV (Initialization Vector) ltering and Random IV generation.

TKIP uses 802.1x to deploy and change temporary keys as opposed to static

WEP keys once used in the past. It is a signicant improvement over WEP. WPA

is part of a complete security solution. WPA also requires authentication servers in

enterprise security solutions.

Requirements

(1) A WPA compatible Access Point or Wireless router, (2) Operating system

updates that support WPA. In XP, an updated Windows Zero Cong service is

needed. Users can download the Windows XP WPA patch here:

http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=009D8425-CE2B-47A4-

ABEC-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en

Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service Pack 1,

which is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/

servicepacks/sp1/default.asp

For earlier Windows Operating systems, a WPA capable supplicant is required

such as Funk Software’s Odyssey Client.

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)

This is a group of computers and other devices connected wirelessly in a small

area. A wireless network is referred to as LAN or WLAN.

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