Wireless LAN (WLAN) authentication using WPA and WPA2 security

Running Head : WLAN Authentication

WIRELESS LAN (WLAN ) AUTHENTICATION USING WPA AND WPA2 SECURITY

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Introduction

WLAN also known as the Wireless Local Area Network is a wireless network . It connects two or more devices preferably computers to each other . It makes use of some modulation technology to link the two or more devices together . This technology is based on the foundation which enables contacts between the devices in a limited region or area . This is advantageous to the users as it provides the facility

to move around in the area and still be connected to the network . The coverage of connectivity is within a wide area

The process of building a WLAN is quite simple . WLANS can be established by fixing a device which in the technology terminology is known as the Access Point to a corner of the network which is wired . Customers communicate with the Access Point (AP ) with the help of an adapter

History

The experiments regarding the establishment of a connection between two devices were conducted in 1970 in the University of Hawaii . The radio wave amateurs developed the first data modems of the first generation in the 1980 's . This was commonly known as the Packet Radio by them . The first of the IEEE workshops were held in 1991 on the subject of Wireless WAN . At that time , the wireless products were newly introduced in the market

At the time of the inception of the wireless LAN , the cost...