Wireless (Chapter 5)
Wireless (Chapter 5)
Wireless (Chapter 5)
Network
switch
❖ An IEEE 802.11b
wireless NIC expansion
card
❖ An expansion card
wireless NIC with a
connection jack for an
external WLAN antenna
I 3.3 mm Memory
II 5.0 mm Modem, NIC, SCSI, Audio
111 10.5 mm Hard disk, firewall
❖ A USB network
adapter that
connects
directly to a
computer
❖ A USB network
adapter that is
connected to a
computer with a USB
cable
© https://www.slideserve.com/egil/wireless-network-devices-powerpoint-ppt-presentation Wireless Network Devices 5-30
Chapter 5: Roadmap
1.1 Components of Wireless LAN
1.2 Wireless Clients
1.3 Wireless LAN Radio Components
1.4 Wireless Network Adapters
1.5 Wireless Network Access Points
1.6 Wireless Repeaters
1.7 Bridges
1.8 Wireless LAN Switch
1.9 Wireless Routers
1.10 Wireless Gateways
1.11 Wireless LAN Antennas
1.12 Firewall
1.13 ISP
A message is routed
across the Internet
until it arrives at the
router servicing the
destination node
address.
A wireless gateway
is used as the base
station in hot spot
networks.
❖ Authentication
❖ Authorization
❖ Accounting
❖ Authentication
▪ Verification of user identity and credentials
• Usernames and Passwords
• Digital Certificates
▪ Multifactor Authentication
• More secure authentication systems
• At least two sets of different credentials must be presented
❖ Authorization
▪ Granting access to network resources and services
▪ Before authorization
• Proper authentication must occur
❖ Accounting
▪ Tracking the use of network resources by users
▪ Who used What resource and When and Where
▪ A record is kept of user identity
• Which resource was accessed, and at what time
❖ Legacy Authentication
❖ Static WEP Encryption
❖ MAC Filters
❖ SSID Cloaking
❖ Main Goals
▪ Confidentiality
▪ Access control
▪ Data integrity