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Glossary
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a network using radio
waves as the transport medium. A wireless LAN can be connected as an extension to an
existing wired LAN or it can form the basis for a new network. The basic element of a
wireless network is the radio cell. This is the area in which wireless communication takes
place. A WLAN can be operated in ad-hoc mode or infrastructure mode.
WLAN is currently specified in standard IEEE 802.11. The Gigaset USB Adapter 300 com-
plies with the 802.11n standard.
WPA
WPA was developed to improve the security provided by WEP. WPA uses more complex
procedures to generate keys, such as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). In addition,
WPA can use an authentication server (e.g. a RADIUS server) to increase security.
WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK
WPA Pre-shared Key
Variant of
WPA
data encryption in which new keys are automatically generated at regu-
lar intervals by means of a keyword (Pre-Shared Key). The key is updated after defined
periods (Roaming). WPA2-PSK offers even higher security than WPA-PSK.
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
WPS considerably simplifies the setting up of wireless networks.
WPS automatically establishes secure wireless networks.
Access points
automatically
create a network identification (SSID) and
WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK encryption.
Clients can
be connected alternatively by entering a PIN or via special registration buttons on the
access point and on the client.
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