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Introducing the 802.11A+G ACCESS

POINT

Overview of the 802.11 a+g Access Point

The 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT is an access-point based on IEEE 802.11a+g based 2.4-

GHz and 5 GHz radio technology. It contains an 802.11a+g and a full-duplex 10/100 LAN

interfaces. The 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT can function as a simple Access Point (AP), and

act as the center point of a wireless network supporting a data rate of up to 54 Mbps. It can

also connect these wireless devices to wired network through the LAN interface.

The 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT can also function in a repeater mode, which is used to

extend the physical coverage of the wireless network. Finally, the 802.11A+G ACCESS

POINT can also function in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) mode. Multiple

802.11A+G ACCESS POINT’s can be configured to operate in the WDS mode to inter-

connect wired LAN segments that are attached to these 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT’s.

Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band as the 802.11b technology, it can inter-

operate with existing 11Mbps 802.11b devices. Therefore you can protect your existing

investment in 802.11b client cards, and migrate to the high-speed 802.11g standard as your

needs grow.

To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment, different levels of

security can be enabled in the 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT, including:

• To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are already

pre-configured with the correct SSID

• To enable WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) 64, 128, or 152-bit encryption to protect

the privacy of your data.

• Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant/deny access to/from specified

wireless stations

• Provisioning of centralized authentication through Radius Server(s).

• WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) for home users to provide

authentication, data integrity, and data privacy.

• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger

authentication as well as data integrity and privacy.

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