[Asterisk-Users] Cordless vs Wireless phones

[Michael Giagnocavo]

>The WiSIP phone supports WEP 128 encryption. Not sure if it supports WPA
>encryption, but that'd be your best bet. I'd use maximum encryption, and
>separate your AP from your regular network. Just plug an AP into another
>Ethernet card on your Asterisk server. The phones only need to talk to the
>Asterisk server, no internet access or anything else. So even if somebody
>spent the time it'd take to break the encryption, they don't get internet
>or
>access to workstation or servers or anything. 

WEP is quite broken. Probably not even worth enabling, even with 128-bit key
lengths. Then again, if they are using analog cordless phones, those are
probably purely unencrypted, so it's pretty much the same.

-Michael

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Kubat, Philip
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 2:19 PM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Cordless vs Wireless phones

We currently have an Asterisk installation and need to add cordless /
wireless phones.  Requirements are these phone need to be equals to the
"wired" devices, i.e. dedicated buttons for hold, transfer, etc. , e.g. not
an ATA connected analog phone cordless phone.  Was thinking of using 802.11b
SIP phones (etc), but this opens up all the security concerns of 802.11 and
the network.  Do any of these phone support VPNs?   Have to isolate the WLAN
from the LAN.

If not is there a SIP (or any other Asterisk channel) device that is a
"cordless  phone".  Some things like combining an ATA w/a cordless phone?
But as one device with all the "digital" features?

Thanks!
Phil

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