US Robotics USR5462 User Manual page 36

Configuring the 802.11g 54Mbps Router
summary of wireless security considerations is listed in the following
table.
Security
Mechanism
WEP
WPA mode
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Client
Support
Built-in support on all
802.11b and 802.11g
devices
Requires WPA-enabled
system and protocol
driver for network
adapter
(native support provided
in Windows XP)
802.1x mode
Requires WPA-enabled
system and network
adapter driver
(native support provided
in Windows XP)
Implementation Considerations
• Provides only common security
• Requires manual key management
• Provides good security in small
networks
• Requires configured RADIUS server,
or manual management of pre-shared
key
• Provides robust security in WPA-only
mode (i.e., WPA clients only)
• Requires configured RADIUS server
• 802.1x Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) type may require
management of digital certificates for
clients and server