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o WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a security protocol for wireless
local area networks (WLANs) defined in the 802.11b and 802.11a
standards.
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WEP is designed to provide the same level of security as that of a
wired LAN. LANs are inherently more secure than WLANs because
LANs are somewhat protected by the physicalities of their structure,
having some or all part of the network inside a building that can
be protected from
unauthorized access. WLANs, which are over
radio waves, do not have the same physical structure and therefore
are more vulnerable to tampering.
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WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves
so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to
another. The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) feature uses the
RC4 PRNG algorithm developed by RSA Data Security, Inc.
o If your wireless access point supports MAC filtering, it is
recommended that you use this feature in addition to
WEP.
(MAC filtering is much more secure than encryption.)
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