The Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)/Wireless Provisioning Services Information Element (WPS IE) Update for Windows XP With Service Pack 2 Is Available
White Papers This paper describes the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)/Wireless Provisioning Services Information Element (WPS IE) Update. Additionally, after you install the update, Windows XP will display previously hidden Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs) in...
[January 11, 2006, 0:01]
WPA2-certified Wi-Fi toughens security
News The first products certified to support Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the latest wireless security technology, were announced by the Wi-Fi Alliance on Wednesday. The Wi-Fi Alliance says that WPA2 is a big improvement on earlier wireless security...
[September 1, 2004, 17:20]
TechNet Webcast: Deploying and Managing Wireless Networks With Windows Vista (Level 200)
White Papers Windows Vista advances wireless security by natively supporting Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), currently the highest level of standards-based security. Microsoft Windows Vista delivers a more secure and manageable wireless platform.
[November 24, 2006, 0:00]
Step-by-Step Guide for Setting Up Secure Wireless Access in a Test Lab
White Papers This paper describes how to configure secure wireless access using IEEE 802.1X authentication using Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol with Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol version 2 (PEAP-MS-CHAP v2) and Extensible...
[May 19, 2006, 1:00]
How to Secure Your Wireless Home Network With Windows XP
White Papers Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has emerged as the improved security standard. Most wireless hardware vendors now offer network equipment that supports this newer standard. WPA comes in two flavors: WPA-Enterprise for large wireless networks and WPA...
[September 20, 2005, 3:00]
Expert Zone Support WebCast: Wireless Home Networking and Windows XP Service Pack 2
White Papers Changes in Windows XP SP2 include Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support to help secure home networks, Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) for automated configuration at public hot spots, a more informative Wireless Network Connection dialog box, a...
[May 5, 2006, 0:00]
Wireless Home Networking and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
White Papers Changes in Windows XP SP2 include Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support to help secure home networks, Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) for automated configuration at public hot spots, a more informative Wireless Network Connection dialog box, a...
[July 31, 2009, 1:33]
Atheros AR5004G Cardbus Wireless Network Adapter
Downloads Atheros AR5004G Cardbus Wireless Network Adapter: Support for IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g Uses digital CMOS technology exclusively, minimizing power consumption and cost while maximizing reliability Highly integrated 2-chip set 2.4 GHz Radio-on-a-Chip...
[August 26, 2005, 8:00]
Netgear ProSafe DGFV338 review
Reviews Support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 Enterprise (WPA2) shields wireless communication with the highest available level of industry-standard encryption and authentication, and comprehensive controls block or filter unwanted addresses, services...
[June 14, 2007, 15:03]
10 ways to wireless security
News Because of WEP's weaknesses, you should use the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol instead of WEP if possible. To use WPA, your WAP must support it (you may be able to add support to an older WAP with a firmware upgrade); your wireless network...
[September 30, 2005, 15:30]
US Wi-Fi hot spots to get seal of approval
News The Alliance, however, isn't requiring hot spots to use any stronger forms of security, including Wi-Fi Protected Access, a security standard the Alliance proposed in October, Wi-Fi Alliance representative Brian Grimm said on Thursday.
[January 10, 2003, 11:22]
Acer's Santa Rosa TravelMate notebooks review
Reviews For storage there's a massive 160GB shock-protected hard disk (80 and 120GB options are also available), an 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive and a 5-in-1 flash card reader supporting SD, MMC, Memory Stick, MS PRO and xD media.
[May 15, 2007, 10:29]
Windows Wi-Fi attack discovered
News But if the user is patched or has a firewall, they are protected. Wireless Network Properties | Advanced | Network Access Point | Choose Windows associates this address with the SSID of the last wireless network it connected to.
[January 16, 2006, 15:55]
Rock Tablet T200 review
Reviews Along the back edge and protected by a rubber cover are external monitor, LAN and phone jacks -- plus, unprotected, the power jack. On the front edge are microphone and headphone sockets, the infrared connector, the scroll wheel, a wireless...
[August 10, 2004, 16:15]
Microsoft readies XP update
News This protection is especially important for non-enterprise businesses customers and home customers connected to the Internet via cable modem, DSL or dial-up, as well as mobile laptop users who may not always be protected by a corporate firewall.
[December 12, 2003, 8:15]
Samsung NP-Q45 review
Reviews As a result, they could be prized apart by other objects in your bag if the system is not in a slip case or protected in some other way. Intel's PRO/Wireless 3945ABG adapter provides the on-board (802.11a,b,g) Wi-Fi, while a Marvell Yukon adapter...
[August 29, 2007, 11:23]
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook S6410 review
Reviews The hard drive is shock-protected, with sensor that causes the drive head to be retracted if movement is detected. Hit the button and an information box tells you that various functions will be switched off to conserve power: these include the...
[November 14, 2007, 11:50]
London WLAN growth rockets
News In terms of advanced encryption — most security experts now consider WEP to be too weak — London and New York rate the highest, with almost half of all secured business networks using either 802.11i or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
[June 14, 2007, 14:08]
Attack cracks Wi-Fi crypto in a minute
News Computer scientists in Japan have developed a way to break the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption system used in wireless routers in just one minute. The attack, which reads encrypted traffic sent between computers and certain types of routers...
[August 28, 2009, 10:25]
Intel boosts Pentium M power
News The new version of the application will support Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), which provides security for data sent via wireless networks. The Centrino family also ships with a bundle of software that includes applications designed to assist in...
[June 3, 2003, 7:52]



