WiFi Flashcards
802.11a
5Ghz / 54 Mbps / OFDM
5Ghz divided
25 non-overlapping channels / 20 Mhz wide
802.11h
5Ghz / 54 Mbps / DFS
802.11b
2.4Ghz / 11Mbps / DSSS
2.4Ghz divided
14 overlapping channels / 5 Mhz wide
802.11g
2.4Ghz / 11Mbps / OFDM
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
DFS
Dynamic Frequency Selection (scan for radar signals and prevent an access point from using channels that would cause interference)
DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
802.11n
5Ghz and 2.4Ghz / Max speed 600Mbps / MIMO
802.11ac
5Ghz / Max speed 3.5Gbps / MIMO / WiFi 5
802.11ax
5Ghz and 2.4Ghz / Max speed 14Gbps / MIMO / WiFi 6
WPA
RC4 / TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (not secure)
WPA2
AES - Advanced Encryption Standard / CCMP - Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol
WPA2 - Auth
wpa2-psk - preshared key part of the 4 way handshake
WPA3 - Auth
SAE - Simultaneous Authentication of Equals / WPA3-SAE replaced WPA2-PSK
WPA3
GCMP - AES Galois Counter Mode Protocol / replacing AES and CCMP
WiFi Enhanced Open
open wifi network with no passphrase but WPA3 encrypts traffic to prevent sniffing