Alfa & Ariss secures Wireless LAN Universiteit Twente with SecureW2 Client

The University of Twente will secure its new Wireless network, WLAN@UT, with Alfa & Ariss' SecureW2 Client. As from the end of March approximately 7,000 users (students and personnel) of the UT will eventually be able to make use of the wireless 802.11b network in a secure way. This project includes the roll out of a Wireless LAN over the entire campus of the UT. With approximately 650 Access Points wireless coverage will be guaranteed in college rooms, student houses and at promenades.

Wireless networks were known for their sensitivity towards security since the tremendous advantages also involve dangers. SecureW2 brings an end to this. The SecureW2 Client enables EAP-TTLS using the standard Microsoft IEEE 802.1X Client currently available for Windows 2000 and XP. Using the SecureW2 gives users the means of connecting to 802.1X enabled networks in a secure and convenient way.

The IEEE 802.1X protocol (Port based Network Access Control) is quickly becoming the new standard for authentication in wired and wireless networks. For example in wireless networks, 802.1X allows one to use dynamic, session based, WEP keys instead of the old static WEP keys. Techniques such as WEP key rotation allow system administrators to change the WEP key, unnoticed by the user, every 30, 10 even 5 minutes. The Client supports all popular user databases.

For WLAN@UT we decided to choose for the 802.1x protocol, which offers an extremely scalable solution for the security of a network with 650 Access Points. With the SecureW2 Client of Alfa & Ariss we can guarantee our students en personnel secure access to the network", according to Jan Markslag, Coordinator Network Management, at the Universiteit Twente.

More information on the SecureW2 Client and Alfa & Ariss can be found on www.alfa-ariss.com or by contacting Mr. A.Hannink +31 74-2555634.