The Gigaset USB Adapter 300

Security in the wireless network: Encryption

Any network, be it wired or wireless, is exposed to the risk of eavesdropping.

Connecting your local network to the public network exposes your data and applications to some considerable risk. In the same way as with an individual connection, you should always install a virus scanner to protect your PCs against malicious covert external attacks, e.g. via e-mail.

These virus scanners, however, do not provide any protection against unauthorised access from outside (hackers). To counter this risk, Gigaset data products offer various encryption procedures that largely rule out unauthorised access (hacking) to your wireless network.

WEP encryption

WEP encryption (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encodes data for sending using a key that you have defined. On the recipient's side, the same key is used to re-arrange the data so that it is available in the same format as it was prior to transmission. Recipients who do not know this key cannot read the content of this data stream or can only read it with a great deal of technical effort.

There are two security levels for calculating the encryption key:

u64-bit mode u 128-bit mode

WPA encryption

WPA is a new standard-compliant solution for greater security in wireless networks. WPA is intended to replace the existing WEP standard (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and offers more reliable encryption and authentication methods.

With your Gigaset USB Adapter 300 you can use WPA encryption independently of the operating system you have in use. WPA encryption is particularly recommended where the highest security is required.

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