Configuring The Wireless Network; Configuring Security - Watchguard Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless User Manual

MUVPN can be used to protect your network from unauthorized users
accessing the SOHO 6 Wireless as well as to enforce your corporate
policy by requiring telecommuters to authenticate to the SOHO 6
Wireless. When this feature is enabled, only a computer using the
MUVPN software can access the SOHO 6 Wireless. You must configure
the MUVPN Clients on the SOHO 6 Wireless and configure a security
policy on the MUVPN client. For these instructions, see Chapter 10
"MUVPN Clients" on page 117.
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Configuring the Wireless Network

After the optional network has been enabled to activate the
wireless network, you can make the security settings for your
wireless connection.

Configuring security

The SOHO 6 Wireless uses the industry-standard security
protocol, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), specified by the IEEE
standard 802.11b. WEP provides a Wireless Local Area Network
(WLAN) with a level of security and privacy comparable to a
wired Local Area Network (LAN).
A wired LAN is normally protected by measures such as login
credentials, that are only effective for a controlled physical
environment. Because the radio transmissions of a WLAN are not
bound by the walls containing the network, these measures are
insufficient for a wireless network. WEP encrypts the
transmissions over the WLAN to provide physical security for the
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