What is WPA2 Enterprise Class Security? |
WiFi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) is a compatibility certification program created by the WiFi Alliance to indicate compliance to a minimum set of security and functional capabilities for 802.11 devices. The WPA2 certification program was created to enhance the security provided by WPA and utilize more fully the IEEE 802.11i standard and the available advanced hardware.
WPA2 implements the mandatory elements of the IEEE 802.11i standard and replaces TKIP with AES-CCMP encryption and is considered fully secure at this time. WPA2 has two configurations Personal and Enterprise, the Personal version utilizes the PSK as supported by WPA, the Enterprise supports a set of EAP (802.1x) protocols to provide the highest level of security available for 802.11 implementations.
WPA2-Enterprise, as defined by the WiFi Alliance, requires any product to support the following EAP processes:
- EAP-TLS (Mandatory)
- PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2
- PEAPv1/EAP-GTC
- EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2
EAP-SIM
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WPA2 Enterprise Class Security Applications: |
WPA2 Enterprise Class Security is used in applications where a secured Wi-Fi network is needed. Previous customers have used Quatech products with WPA2 in the following applications:
- Medical- to transmit confidential patient information
or patient vitals
to the nurses/doctors station
- Retail- to transmit credit card information or
product information
to the host server
- Merchant Services- to create a wireless network
in areas where
Ethernet cables are not available
- Shipping/Logistics- to transmit barcode and
package tracking
information to the host server
- Transportation- transfers mass memory and
driver card data over
an 802.11 network
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Quatech Products Offering WPA2 Enterprise Class Security: |
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- 802.11b/g
- Advanced Security: Enterprise Class WPA2
- UART RS-232, RS-422/485, SPI, 10/100 Ethernet
- Extended temperature range: -40°C to +85°C
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- Serial to wireless or Ethernet to wireless
- 802.11b/g
- Advanced Security: Enterprise Class WPA2
- RS-232 &
RS-232/422/485 Serial
- 10/100 Ethernet (auto sense) Ethernet
- Extended temperature range
(-40°C to +85°C)
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- Serial to wireless or Ethernet to wireless
- 802.11b/g
- RS-232 or RS-422/485 Serial
- 10/100 Ethernet (auto sense) Ethernet
- Advanced Security: Enterprise Class WPA2
- Power Supply
- RP-SMA Connector
- Extended temperature range
(-40°C to +85°C)
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- 802.11 b/g
- Advanced Security: Enterprise Class WPA2
- Extended temperature range
- Support for 802.11e/h/i/j/k IEEE standards
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