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Glossary W WDS WEP WLSE workstation WPA Wireless Domain Services. An access point providing WDS on your wireless LAN maintains a cache of credentials for CCKM-capable client devices on your wireless LAN. When a CCKM-capable client roams from one access point to another, the WDS access point forwards the client's credentials to the new access point with the multicast key. Only two packets pass between the client and the new access point, greatly shortening the reassociation time. Wired Equivalent Privacy. An optional security mechanism defined within the 802.11 standard designed to make the link integrity of wireless devices equal to that of a cable. Wireless LAN Solutions Engine. The WLSE is a specialized appliance for managing Cisco Aironet wireless LAN infrastructures. It centrally identifies and configures access points in customer-defined groups and reports on throughput and client associations. WLSE centralized management capabilities are further enhanced with an integrated template-based configuration tool for added configuration ease and improved productivity. A computing device with an installed client adapter. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is the new interim security solution from the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). WPA, mostly synonymous to Simple Security Network (SSN), relies on the interim version of IEEE Standard 802.11i. WPA supports WEP and TKIP encryption algorithms as well as 802.1X and EAP for simple integration with existing authentication systems. WPA key management uses a combination of encryption methods to protect communication between client devices and the access point. GL-6 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide OL-4059-01