Changing The Operating Mode; Wireless Security; Wireless Equivalent Privacy (Wep) - Fortinet FortiWiFi FortiWiFi-50B Install Manual

Using a wireless network
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Wireless Security

Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

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Figure 9: FortiWiFi unit in Client mode
Internal
Web Server
DMZ
Mail Server
Hub or switch

Changing the operating mode

To change the wireless operating mode
Go to System > Wireless > Settings.
For the Operation mode, select Change
Select the desired operation mode and select Apply.
Radio waves transmitted between a wireless device and access points provide
the weakest link between the wireless device and network servers. Wireless
networking can be risky. Information travels on radio waves, which is a public
medium. The 802.11 standard includes security options to prevent your
information from being intercepted by unwanted sources. These are Wireless
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2) encryption.
Wireless encryption is only used between the wireless device and the access
point. The access point decrypts the data before sending it along the wired
network. The FortiWiFi unit supports both encryption methods.
WEP security uses an encryption key between the wireless device and the access
point. For WEP security, the wireless device and access point must use the same
encryption key, and is manually typed by the wireless user and administrator.
When activated, the wireless device encrypts the data with the encryption key for
each frame using RSA RC4 ciphers.
WAN1
Router
Internet
Wireless Security
Internal
Network
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