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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

∙Stations communicate through an Access Point in an Infrastructure Mode network. A single access point creates an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) whereas multiple access points are organized in an extended service set (ESS).

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a LAN that uses high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between its nodes.

WMM

Wireless Multimedia (WMM) is an IEEE technology standard designed to improve the quality of audio, video and multimedia applications on a wireless network. Both access points and wireless clients (laptops, consumer electronics products) can be WMM-enabled. WMM features are based on is a subset of the WLAN IEEE 802.11e draft specification. Wireless products that are built to the standard and pass a set of quality tests can carry the "Wi-Fi certified for WMM" label to ensure interoperability with other such products. For more information, see the WMM page on the Wi-Fi Alliance Web site: http://www.wi-fi.org/ OpenSection/wmm.asp.

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a Wi-Fi Alliance version of the draft IEEE 802.11i standard. It provides more sophisticated data encryption than WEP and also provides user authentication. WPA includes TKIP and 802.1x mechanisms.

WPA2

WiFi Protected Access (WPA2) is an enhanced security standard, described in IEEE 802.11i, that uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for data encryption.

The original WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for data encyrption. WPA2 is backwards- compatible with products that support the original WPA.

WPA2, like the original WPA, supports an Enterprise and Personal version. The Enterprise version requires use of IEEE 802.1x security features and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication with a RADIUS server.

The Personal version does not require IEEE 802.1x or EAP. It uses a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) password to generate the keys needed for authentication.

WRAP

Wireless Robust Authentication Protocol (WRAP) is an encryption method for 802.11i that uses AES but another encryption mode (OCB) for encryption and integrity.

X

XML

The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a specification developed by the W3C. XML is a simple, flexible text format derived from Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) designed especially for electronic publishing.