Specifications

802.11 Standard
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802.11 Standard
The 802.11 standard was developed by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers,
Inc. (IEEE). This organization develops standards for electrical and electronic equipment.
The 802.xx standards define the access technologies for local and metropolitan area
networks.
The 802.11 standard defines how wireless devices function in an infrastructure or ad-hoc
network. This allows any 802.11 compliant device to operate with other 802.11 compliant
devices, regardless of the device’s manufacturer. The standard also addresses the
requirements to provide security for user information transmitted over the wireless
medium. The 802.11 standard defines 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4GHz band.
The 802.11b standard defines an 11 Mbps data rate in the 2.4GHz band.
The 802.1X standard uses security protocols, such as RADIUS, to provide centralized user
identification, authentication and dynamic key management.
The RoamAbout devices comply with the 802.11 standards.
RoamAbout AP Secure Access 2-14
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Encryption 2-15
Authentication 2-16
802.1X Rapid Rekeying 2-18
SNMP Community Names 2-20
Console Port Security 2-21
Secure Telnet Sessions 2-21
Secure Web Sessions 2-22
RADIUS Accounting 2-23
Network Protocols 2-24
Wireless Traffic 2-25
Spanning Tree Protocol 2-27
VLANs 2-28
RoamAbout SNMP Management 2-31
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