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will not need to be reauthorized by the 802.1x server each time he or she connects
to another access point in the same network system.
In Figure 4-29B, you can see that the security type WPA2-Personal and AES
encryption has been selected and that a network security key has been entered.
The network security key is also known as a passphrase. All wireless devices must
use the same network security key to communicate with each other. The wide
variety of security types allows the user to maintain backward compatibility
with older wireless equipment.
Figure 4-29.
Windows Vista
Wireless Network
Properties
dialog box.
A—List of security
types available.
B—A network
security key is
entered.
A
B