Wep Security And Encryption - Nokia A032 Getting Started Manual

WEP security and encryption

You can use the Nokia
A032 in conjunction
with other vendors'
wireless LAN clients
which adhere to the
IEEE802.11 standard.
Overview
The Nokia A032 can provide access security
and eavesdropping protection using a method
called wire equivalent privacy (WEP). WEP is
specified as an option under the IEEE802.11
standard. It is designed to protect the wireless
portion of a network.
WEP provides:
• Secure data encryption, using a secret key
(or password) which is known only by a
specific group of users.
• Sophisticated network access control, to
restrict access to a specific group of wireless
users, or be applied on a per-user basis.
Using WEP
A wireless client must go through an
authentication process before the access point
will allow any connection to occur.
This is done using a challenge-response
method, which means that outsiders cannot
find out the value of the encryption key.
Encryption keys
The Nokia A032 provides two basic approaches
for encryption key management:
• Shared WEP keys – All wireless clients in a
group use the same key.
• Personal WEP keys – Each wireless client
has an individual key.
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