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EnGenius Technologies ENH500 User Manual

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Wireless Client Supplicants

Software that runs on an operating system, instructing the wireless client how to use WPA.

WPA -Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK)

WPA-PSK requires a single (identical) password entered into each Access Point, wireless
gateway, and wireless client. A client is granted access to a WLAN if the passwords match.

WPA2

A wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication, and key
management than WPA. It includes two data encryption algorithms, Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), in the Counter mode with Cipher
block chaining Message authentication Code Protocol (CCMP).

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

A technology that lets Access Points communicate with one another to extend the range of a
WLAN.