SonicWALL 3 manual Configuring WEP and WPA Encryption, Wireless WEP/WPA Encryption, 147

Wireless > WEP/WPA Encryption

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Configuring WEP and WPA

Encryption

Wireless > WEP/WPA Encryption

Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP) can be used to protect data as it is transmitted over the wireless network, but it provides no protection past the SonicWALL. It is designed to provide a minimal level of protection for transmitted data, and is not recommended for network deployments requiring a high degree of security.

WiFiSec should be enabled in addition to WEP for added security on the wireless network.

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) provides much greater security than WEP, but requires a separate authentication protocol, such as RADIUS, be used to authenticate all users. WPA uses a dynamic key that constantly changes, opposed to the static key that WEP uses.

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