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Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)

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An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods—most often EAP-PSK.

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An improved version of WPA that does not support older network cards and offers both secure authentication and data encryption. It uses EAP for a variety of authentication methods—most often EAP-PSK.

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Site Surveys, Heat Maps, Wifi Analyzers, Channel Overlay, WAP, Controller and access point security

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The strongest wireless encryption method currently available for 802.11 networks.

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Implements the full IEEE 802.11i standard Mandatory to be Wi-Fi certified National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant Uses AES encryption Two versions: WPA2-Enterprise WPA2-Personal

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