APs from LANCOM support the most up-to-date methods of encryption and security for data that is transferred via WLAN.
- The IEEE standard 802.11i/WPA stands for the highest degree of security that is currently available for WLAN connections. This standards uses a new encryption procedure (AES-CCM) which, in combination with other methods, achieves levels of security equaled only by VPN connections until now. However, using AES-capable hardware provides much faster transmission than relying on VPN protection.
- WEP is also supported to ensure compatibility with older hardware. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the encryption method originally incorporated in the 802.11 standard for the encryption of data in wireless transmission. This method uses keys of 40 (WEP64), 104 (WEP128) or 128 bits (WEP152) in length. A number of security loopholes in WEP have come to light over time, and so the latest 802.11i/WPA method should be used wherever possible.
To simplify the task of configuration, as of LCOS 10.20 the WLAN encryption settings appear as an additional tab in the dialog for the Logical WLAN settings. When configuring an SSID, it is no longer necessary to switch back and forth between the logical WLAN settings dialog and the WLAN encryption settings dialog.
The logical WLAN settings are to be found under .
