Siemens SX541 WLAN dsl User Manual

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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WEP is a security protocol defined in the 
 standard. It is used to protect wire-
less transmissions in a 
 against unauthorised access through 
 of the 
data transmitted. 
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a network using radio 
waves as the transport medium. A wireless LAN can be connected as an extension to a 
wired LAN or it can form the basis for a new network.The basic element of a wireless 
network is the cell. This is the area where the wireless communication takes place. A 
WLAN can be operated in 
WLAN is currently specified in Standard 
. The Gigaset SX541 WLAN dsl com-
plies with Standard 802.11g. 
WPA
WPA was developed to improve the security provided by 
. WPA uses complex proce-
dures to generate keys, such as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). In addition, WPA 
can use an authentication server (for example a RADIUS server) to increase security.
WPA-PSK
WPA Pre-shared Key
Variant of 
 data encryption, in which new keys are automatically generated at reg-
ular intervals by means of a keyword (Pre-shared Key). The key is updated after defined 
periods (