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Security Setting
Security can be set up using WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol),
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)
or 802.1X (with EAP-TLS and PEAP authentication method). It is
important to set up matching security types between devices. Be cer-
tain to check the type of security on your other wireless device(s) in
order to decide which type of security needs to be set up on your
PC.
WEP security was the original security standard provided for wire-
less 802.11 devices. WPA or WPA2 security which offers more
advanced encryption technology is a more recent standard of secu-
rity available.The goal of WPA2 certification is to support the addi-
tional mandatory security features of the IEEE 802.11i standard that
are not already included for products that support WPA.
IEEE 802.1X reduces the security vulnerabilities that are associated
with connections to IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Unlike open
system or shared key authentication(specified in IEEE802.11), IEEE
802.1X enforces verification of user-based credentials for a wireless
computer or user before allowing access to the wireless network
and, depending on the authentication method used, dynamically
determines encryption keys for wireless communication. If you con-
nect to an IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) with-
out IEEE 802.1X authentication enabled, the data that you send is
more vulnerable to attacks.