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5. Appendix

58 ASUS 802.11g Access Point

Chapter 5 - Appendix

WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance)

An industry group that certies cross-vender interoperability and compatibility

of IEEE 802.11b wireless networking products and to promote that standard for

enterprise, small business, and home environments.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

The IEEE 802.11b standard species an optional encryption feature, known as

Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP, that is designed to provide a wireless LAN with

a security level equal to what is found on a wired Ethernet network. WEP encrypts

the data portion of each packet exchanged on the 802.11b network using either a

64-bit or 128-bit encryption algorithm. In addition, WEP is also used in conjunction

with the optional Shared Key Authentication algorithm to prevent unauthorized

devices from associating with an 802.11b network.

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.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

Wi-Fi Protected Access is a specication, which offsets encryption and

authentication improvements that are stronger than the Wireless Encryption

Protocol (WEP), which it is meant to replace.

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre-Shared Key)

WPA-PSK is a special mode of WPA for home environment without a Remote

Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS). It is required to enter a password

into their access point or home wireless gateway and each clients that is on the

wireless network to keeps out eavesdroppers and other unauthorized users by

requiring all devices to have the matching password.

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