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Introduction
DWL-700AP User's Manual
Introduction (continued)
WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise is ideal for businesses that have existing
security infrastructures in place. Management and security implementation can now
be centralized on a server participating on the network. Utilizing 802.1x with a RADIUS
(Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service) server, a network administrator can
define a list of authorized users who can access the wireless LAN. When attempting to
access a wireless LAN with either WPA-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise configured,
the new client will be challenged with a username and password. If the new client is
authorized by the administration, and enters the correct username and password, then
access is granted. In a scenario where an employee leaves the company, the network
administrator can remove the employee from the authorized list and not have to worry
about the network being compromised by a former employee. WPA2-Enterprise is
far superior to WPA-Enterprise, because the encryption of data is upgraded with the
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
802.1x: Authentication which is a first line of defense against intrusion. In the
authentication process, the Authentication Server verifies the identity of the client
attempting to connect to the network. Unfamiliar clients would be denied access.
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is available through the Windows XP
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Operating System. You will need to use the same type of EAP protocol on all the devices
in your network when using the 802.1x feature.
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