User's Manual

G LOSSARY
Glossary-4
Service Set Identifier (SSID)
An identifier attached to packets sent over the wireless LAN that functions
as a “password” for joining a particular radio network (BSS). All radios and
access points within the same BSS must use the same SSID, or their
packets will be ignored.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
An optional IEEE 802.11 function that offers frame transmission privacy
similar to a wired network. The Wired Equivalent Privacy generates secret
shared encryption keys that both source and destination stations can use to
alter frame bits to avoid disclosure to eavesdroppers.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
An optional IEEE 802.11 function that offers a high level of security.
Wi-Fi Protected Access uses a combination of 802.1x authentication and
broadcast/session keys.