Siemens SE551 S30853-H1029-R701 User Manual

Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable / ENG / A31008-M1029-B101-2x-7619 / glossary.fm / 17.11.2008

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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 SE551 WLAN dsl/cable 

complies 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 (e.g. a RADIUS server) to increase security.

WPA-PSK
WPA Pre-shared key
Variant of 

 data encryption in which new keys are automatically generated at regu-

lar intervals by means of a keyword (Pre-shared key). The key is updated after defined 
periods (

).

XR
eXtended Range
XR technology increases a WLAN's range and ensures better coverage of the area in the 
home or office network. When activated at the Access Point, this function can consider-
ably increase the range to the network adapters, although at the expense of the data 
transfer rate.