Riverstone Networks OAW-AP65 - Manual (Page 7)

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UNPARALLELED SECURITY
Acting as an air monitor, the Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess APs deliver
100 Mbps of intrusion analysis and relays alerts back to the
OmniAccess WLAN switch. Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess APs detect and
thwart rogue APs and wireless intrusions such as DoS and man-in-
the-middle attacks.
Since the OmniAccess WLAN switch manages Alcatel-Lucent’s
OmniAccess APs, no critical configuration information – such
as passwords, encryption keys, or digital certificates – is
stored on the APs. If APs are lost or stolen, no sensitive
information can be obtained.
Conventional WLAN systems decrypt wireless traffic at the AP and store electronic keys derived from
the requisite exchanges performed between the client and the authentication server of each AP. Local
storage of this information poses serious security risks for large corporations if an access point is lost or
stolen, or if a fake AP or man-in-the-middle attack is launched.
Remote office security policies are centrally defined and
enforced. In addition, like all Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess
APs, secure remote APs simply appear as another AP on the
system and have the same features and functions, which
are centrally managed by Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess
WLAN switches.