D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-2000AP Manual

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4IntroductionThe D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G™ DWL-2000AP High-Speed Wireless Access Point is adraft 802.11g high-performance, wireless access point that supports high-speed wirelessnetworking at home, at work or in public places.The DWL-2000AP is capable of operating in one of 4 different modes to meet yourwireless networking needs. The DWL-2000AP can operate as an Access Point; inAccess Point-to-Access Point Bridging mode; Access Point-to-Multipoint Bridging mode;or Wireless Client mode.The DWL-2000AP is an ideal solution for quickly creating and extending a wireless localarea network (WLAN) in offices or other workplaces, trade shows and special events.* Available Spring 2003 as a free downloadUnlike most access points, the DWL-2000AP provides data transfers at up to 54 Mbps*(compared to the standard 11 Mbps) when used with other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G™products. The 802.11g standard is backwards compatible with 802.11b products. Thismeans that you do not need to change your entire network to maintain connectivity. Youmay sacrifice some of 802.11g’s speed when you mix 802.11b and 802.11g devices, butyou will not lose the ability to communicate when you incorporate the 802.11g standardinto your 802.11b network. You may choose to slowly change your network by graduallyreplacing the 802.11b devices with 802.11g devices .Authentication is a first line of defense against intrusion. In the Authenticationprocess the server verifies the identity of the client attempting to connectto the network.Unfamiliar clients would be denied access.In addition to offering faster data transfer speeds when used with other 802.11gproducts, the DWL-2000AP has the newest, strongest, most advanced securityfeatures available today. When used with other 802.11g WPA (WiFi Protected Access)and 802.1x compatible products in a network with a RADIUS SERVER, the securityfeatures include:802.1x*:A new security feature, Wi-Fi Protected Access authorizes and identifiesusers based on a secret key that changes automatically at a regularinterval. WPA uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) to change thetemporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of messagetransmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security than thestandard WEP security. (By contrast, the older WEP encryption requiredthe keys to be changed manually.)WPA:**Maximum wireless signal rate based on IEEE Standard 802.11g specifications. Actual data throughput willvary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materialsand construction and network overhead lower actual data throughput rate.