Using Wep - Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 7781CM User Manual

Table 26. WLAN options (Continued)
Insert DHCP
Option 82
Client
Fingerprinting
Encryption
Method
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Using WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security algorithm for 802.11 wireless networks
designed to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a wired network. WEP
uses a pre-shared key for encrypting data frames that is shared among all users of
the wireless network. For this reason and others, WEP has been discredited as a
security mechanism and should be avoided in favor of WPA if at all possible.
NOTE WEP encryption has been proven to be easily circumvented. Therefore,
Ruckus Wireless recommends using WPA whenever possible, and only use WEP if
your client devices do not support WPA.
ZoneFlex Outdoor Access Point 9.8.1 User Guide, 800-70598-001 Rev B
When this option is enabled on an SSID, additional information is
encapsulated in DHCP option 82 and inserted into DHCP request
packets. Current format of option 82 is:
Circuit ID sub-option:
WLAN:<IFNAME>:<VLAN>:<SSID>:<MODEL>:
<HOSTNAME>:<DEVMAC>
This option supports the ability for a service provider to allocate IP
addresses intelligently by considering information on the origin of the
IP allocation request.
When this option is enabled the AP attempts to identify client devices
by their operating system, device type and host name, if available.
By default, all data exchanges on your wireless network are not
encrypted, but you can select an encryption method in this option,
and use the extra workspace features that appear to fine-tune the
encryption settings.
Ruckus Wireless strongly recommends using WPA as
CAUTION:
the encryption method as WEP has been proven to be easily
circumvented. For more information, see either
page 88 or "Using WPA" on page
Configuring Wireless Settings
Configuring Wireless # Settings
"Using WEP" on
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