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ASUS Wireless Dual-band Adapter

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an improved security system for 802.11. It is part 

of the 802.11i draft security standard. WPA encompasses TKIP (Temporal Key 

Integrity Protocol) along with MIC (Message Integrity Check) and other fixes to 

WEP such as Weak IV (Initialization Vector) filtering and Random IV generation. 

TKIP uses 802.1x to deploy and change temporary keys as opposed to static 

WEP keys once used in the past. It is a significant improvement over WEP. WPA 

is part of a complete security solution. WPA also requires authentication servers in 

enterprise security solutions.

(1) A WPA compatible Access Point or Wireless router, (2) Operating system 

updates that support WPA. In XP, an updated Windows Zero Config service is 

needed. Users can download the Windows XP WPA patch here:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=009D8425-CE2B-47A4-

ABEC-274845DC9E91&displaylang=en
Please note that this patch requires the installation Windows XP Service Pack 1, 

which is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/downloads/

servicepacks/sp1/default.asp
For earlier Windows Operating systems, a WPA capable supplicant is required 

such as Funk Software’s Odyssey Client.

This is a group of computers and other devices connected wirelessly in a small 

area. A wireless network is referred to as LAN or WLAN.