802.11g and 802.11b Wireless Networking

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g VPN Firewall Model FVG318

The FVG318 wireless VPN firewall includes an 802.11g-compliant wireless access point. The access point provides:

•802.11b standards-based wireless networking at up to 11 Mbps.

•802.11g wireless networking at up to 54 Mbps, which conforms to the 802.11g standard.

•WPA and WPA2 enterprise class strong security with RADIUS and certificate authentication as well as dynamic encryption key generation.

•WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK pre-shared key authentication without the overhead of RADIUS servers but with all of the strong security of WPA and WPA2.

•64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption security.

•WEP keys can be generated manually or by passphrase.

•Wireless access can be restricted by MAC Address.

•Wireless network name broadcast can be turned off so that only devices that have the network name (SSID) can connect.

Wireless Multimedia (WMM) Support

WMM is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows wireless traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of data. Time-dependent information such as video or audio will have a higher priority than normal traffic. For WMM to function correctly, wireless clients must also support WMM.

A Powerful, True Firewall with Content Filtering

Unlike simple Internet sharing NAT firewalls, the FVG318 is a true firewall, using stateful packet inspection to defend against hacker attacks. Its firewall features include:

•DoS protection.

Automatically detects and thwarts DoS attacks such as Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack, and IP Spoofing.

•Blocks unwanted traffic from the Internet to your LAN.

•Blocks access from your LAN to Internet locations or services that you specify as off-limits.

•Logs security incidents.

2-2	Introduction

v1.0, October 2005