User's Guide
Table Of Contents
SECURITY
Q- What are the security features and the default security settings?
A- The Access/One Network supports standards-based security features for each radio
technology, as defined in the below table:
802.11a 802.11b 802.11g Bluetooth
Encryption
• WEP (40/128-bit)
• Dynamic WEP
• WPA & TKIP*
• AES
• 802.11i*
Authentication
• 802.1x
Encryption
• WEP (40/128-bit)
• Dynamic WEP
• WPA & TKIP*
• AES
• 802.11i*
Authentication
• 802.1x
Encryption
• WEP (40/128-bit)
• Dynamic WEP
• WPA & TKIP*
• AES
• 802.11i*
Authentication
• 802.1x
Security Mode 1
(non-secure)
Security Mode 2
(service level)
Security Mode 3
(link level)
* Available as a software upgrade in 2H03
These security features provide various options to prevent access to the wireless
network by unauthorized devices. In addition, the Access/One Network contains a
RADIUS client that can interface with a RADIUS network server for user-level
authentication (i.e. by providing a unique username and password). This is an important
extra level of security for customers that are concerned that device-level security is not
enough.
In addition, Access/One Network provides an additional level of system security that is
not present in other wireless networking solutions. When using an 802.11a wireless
Network Connect, the wireless link has AES encryption enabled by default. This
security does not normally exist, as standard wireless networking equipment does
nothing to secure the 10/100 Ethernet connection back to the network.
Q- Where does the RADIUS client reside?
A- There is a RADIUS client within each Access/One Network Wireless Module and the
Network Server.
Q- What authorization databases do you support?
A- The Access/One Network system supports the RADIUS authorization database.
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