AirLive WLA-9000AP PCBA - Manual (Page 6)

1. Introduction
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1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
The WLA-9000AP is a wireless access-point based on IEEE 802.11a/g 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz
radio technologies. It contains an 802.11a/g wireless interface and one half/full-duplex
10/100 LAN interface. WLA-9000AP, with the new 2.0 firmware, features a total of 6
wireless modes: Access Point, Repeater, WDS Bridge, Client Infrastructure, Client Ad
Hoc and WISP Router.
Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band with the 802.11b technology, it can
interoperate with existing 802.11b (up to 11Mbps) devices. Therefore, you can reserve your
existing investment in 802.11b client cards, and migrate to the high-speed 802.11g
standard as your needs grow.
To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment, different levels of
security can be enabled in WLA-9000AP:
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To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are
already pre-configured with the correct SSID
„ To enable WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) 64, 128, or 152-bit encryption to protect
the privacy of your data.
„ Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant/deny access to/from specified
wireless stations
„ Provisioning of centralized authentication through RADIUS Server.
„ WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) for home users to provide
authentication, data integrity, and data privacy.
„ WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger
authentication as well as data integrity and privacy.
1.2 Features
„ Compliant with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g, Super A™ and Super G™ standards
with roaming capability.
„ Dual Wireless interfaces support multi-function modes: Dual Access Point, Dual WDS
Bridge, AP + Client Infrastructure, AP + WDS mode.
„ Static assignment or DHCP client to set the device IP address.
„ Multiple security measures: SSID hiding, Access Control List, WEP based encryption
(64, 128, 152 bits), enhanced Security with 802.1x using a primary and a backup
RADIUS Server with/without dynamic WEP keys, WPA-PSK, WPA, and WPA2.
„ Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging, traffic/error statistics
monitoring.
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