Owner's Manual

58 Dell ControlPoint Connection Manager
Figure 1-25. Available Wireless Networks Screen
Wi-Fi Security Overview
The following security types—including authentication methods and encryption
methods—are available:
Basic
• Open —No security
•
WEP (Open System Authentication) —WEP Open System Authentication
does not have an authentication function. It only identifies a wireless node
using its wireless adapter hardware address.
•
WEP (Shared) —WEP Shared Key Authentication verifies that the wireless
client joining the wireless network has been configured with a secret key.
With an infrastructure network, all of the wireless clients and the wireless AP
(access points) use the same shared key. With an ad hoc network, all of the
wireless clients of the ad hoc wireless network use the same shared key.
•
WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal —For infrastructure environments without
the RADIUS infrastructure. WPA-Personal (PSK) supports the use of a pre-
shared key. WPA-Personal (PSK) is the next generation of wireless network
security for home and small office environments. The WPA-Personal (PSK)
protocol uses either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK protocols based on the WPA-
PSK/WPA2-PSK security protocols available on the AP.
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