Authentication And Encryption Modes; Open Authentication; Wep Encryption - Avaya W310 User Manual

Chapter 12 W310 WLAN Gateway Wireless Features

Authentication and Encryption Modes

The W310 supports the following wireless authentication and security features.
• Open Authentication: An IEEE standard for client authentication.
• WEP Encryption: Encryption technique specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard.
• 802.1x Authentication: An IEEE standard for client authentication.
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA): A standard that provides improved encryption
security over WEP.
The topics covered in this section include:
•

Open Authentication

•

WEP Encryption

— Configuring WEP Using the CLI
— Configuring WEP Using the W310 Manager
— How To Configure WEP
• 802.1x Authentication
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
• Mixed Mode (802.1x and WEP Encryption)
• Authentication and Encryption CLI Commands
• Authentication and Encryption Configuration Using the W310 Manager
Open Authentication
Open authentication grants any request for authentication.
Open authentication allows any client network access. If no encryption is enabled on the
network, any client that is set for the Service Set Identifier (SSID) of an Access Point can
gain access to the network. With WEP encryption enabled on an AP, the WEP key becomes
the means for access control. If the device does not have the correct WEP key, the device
cannot transmit data through the access point, even though authentication was successful.
WEP Encryption
The IEEE 802.11 standards specify an optional encryption feature, known as Wired
Equivalent Privacy or WEP, that is designed to provide a wireless LAN with a security level
equal to that found on a wired Ethernet network. WEP encrypts the data portion of each
packet exchanged on an 802.11 network using an Encryption Key (also known as a
WEP Key).
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