Securing Your WLAN

The most important issue when dealing with wireless security is to consider
the fundamental security mechanisms in your wireless network.
There are two primary means of adding security to your environment


1. Authentication—This mechanism has the objective of using WEP
to enable your security to be verified by determining the actual
information that defines each wireless workstation. It is necessary
to yield access control to the network by restricting wireless workstation
access to those clients who can properly authenticate themselves
to the server.
2. Privacy—WEP maintains an effective level of privacy when dealing
with security for the data communication channels in your wireless
network. It attempts to stop information from being “hacked” by
attackers trying to eavesdrop on your data transmissions. The objective
is to make certain that messages are not altered while moving
from the wireless workstation to the access point or server. Essentially,
this is the means that enables you to trust your information
so that you can be reasonably certain your information is secure and
reliable.