SMC Networks SMC EZ Connect N Pro Draft 11n Wireless CardBus Adapter SMCWCB-N2 User Manual page 35

SSID
The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared among all wireless devices in a wire-
less network. Wireless devices must have the same SSID to communicate with each other.
T K
EM POR AL E Y
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and
distributed by the authentication server.
U A
S E R UTHENTI C ATI O N
WPA applies IEEE 802.1X and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wire-
less 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 SMCWCB-N2 and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications pri-
vate. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key for data
encryption and decryption.
WPA/PA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and WPA2 is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i 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
I P (TKIP)
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