Introducing Wi-Fi Protected Setup™

Wi-Fi Alliance
January 8, 2007
Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM makes it Wi-Fi.
 Agenda

• Wi-Fi Alliance Introduction

• Introducing Wi-Fi Protected Setup™
• What’s Ahead for 2007: 802.11n and More

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 Wi-Fi Alliance Overview

• Non-profit international association of more than 300 member

companies and growing (www.wi-fi.org); 10 independent authorized
test labs in 6 countries
• Industry/thought leader and worldwide certification body for WLAN
technology
• Driving collaboration within the ecosystem: manufacturers, standard
bodies, regulators, service providers, and carriers
• Broad member representation across the convergence ecosystem:
silicon, manufacturers, applications, and carriers
• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED brings interoperability and better user experience to
WLAN technology; more than 3,000 products certified to date

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 Wi-Fi Industry tracking to ship more
than half a billion units in 2010

• The Wi-Fi Industry In-Stat: Worldwide Client Chipset Shipments

shipped 200M chipsets 700

in 2006 600

500
• 802.11n and next-
400
generation applications
are a key growth driver 300

200

• As new consumers 100

enter the market,
0
improved user 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
experience and ease of Embedded in Mobile PCs Convergence

use are a key enabler Portable CEDevices

Pure VoWi-Fi Handsets
Digital Home
External Clients
Home/SOHOWireless Routers, Gateways, APs Enterprise APs

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 Consumers love Wi-Fi, but they want it
to be easier to set up and protect

• Strong security is a requirement on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED devices, but

enabling it has up to now been somewhat difficult…
– 2 in 5 consumers still have not activated the security on their Wi-Fi
network*
– 44% of consumers described activating security on a Wi-Fi network
as moderately to very difficult**
– Most (83%) of people think using
someone else’s Wi-Fi network
without their knowledge is “stealing,”
but about half of people admit that
they have done so***

*Jupiter Research, July 2006

** WFA/Kelton Research, July 2006
***WFA/Kelton Research, Oct 206

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 Introducing Wi-Fi Protected Setup:
Easing setup in home and small office networks

• Wi-Fi Protected Setup is an

optional certification program
designed to ease set up of
security-enabled Wi-Fi
networks in the home and
small office environment

• This new optional certification

program provides two easy-to-use methods to configure a network:
– Push-Button Configuration
– PIN / numeric code

• WFA Authorized Test Labs are taking orders and the first products
will enter the market during Q1 2007

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Wi-Fi Protected Setup has broad industry
support across the value chain

• This program is based upon the first

specification developed solely by WFA
member companies
– Broad support for a consistent,
industry-wide solution led to a large
and active task group
– Silicon, devices, software, and
service providers all participated

• The Wi-Fi Simple Config Specification

details Wi-Fi protected setup and is
publicly available at www.wi-fi.org

• Later, the program will support Near-

Field Communication and USB Flash
Drive methods for activation

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 How Wi-Fi Protected Setup works

• When a consumer brings home a new

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Protected Setup
device and turns it on, the network
detects its presence automatically
• The user is prompted to either enter a
PIN or push the button
• The network name and encryption
information are securely transferred to
the device
• A variety of devices can support Wi-Fi
Protected Setup, from PCs and routers to
cameras and phones
• New client devices can easily join an
existing Wi-Fi Protected Setup network

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 Outlining PIN and Push Button methods

PIN Configuration: Push-button Configuration:

• 8-digit PIN required for each
device on the network
• PIN can be fixed or dynamic,
but is never user-generated so
more secure
• PIN is entered into Registrar via
a graphical user interface
• Registrar is an entity on the
network that issues and revokes
credentials
• WPA or WPA2 security is
enabled
• User pushes button on AP and
client device(s)
• Especially useful for devices
without a PC-type of interface
• Final result is the same as PIN
method: WPA or WPA2 security
is enabled
Coming later this year: Near Field
Communication method, in which a
user touches a token or card to a
device. NFC support is expected to
be added in 1H 2007

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 Wi-Fi Protected Setup reduces by half the user
steps to configure a network
Wi-Fi Protected Setup: Wi-Fi Protected Setup:
Legacy Process
PIN Method Push-Button Method

1. Activate AP 1. Activate AP 1. Activate AP

2. Access AP 2. Activate client device 2. Activate client device

Network name generated Network name generated

3. Set network name (SSID) automatically and broadcast automatically and broadcast
to client devices to client devices

4. Activate security 3. Access registrar 3. Push button on AP

4. Push button on client

5. Set passphrase 4. Enter PIN
device

6. Activate client device

7. Select network name

(SSID)

8. Enter passphrase
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 The Wi-Fi Protected Setup Test Bed

The first products to receive Wi-Fi Protected Setup certification are:

• Atheros
– AR5006X 802.11a/b/g Wireless Network Adapter
– AR5002AP-2X Concurrent 802.11a and 802.11b/g Dual-band WLAN Access Point
• Broadcom
– BCM94704AGR 54g Dual-band Access Point Reference Design
• BUFFALO
– AirStation Wireless-A&G High Power Access Point WHR-HP-AMPGV
– AirStation Wireless-A&G High Power Notebook Adapter STA: WLI-CB-AMG54
• Conexant
– CX94515 ADSL2+ Gateway
• Intel®
– PROSet/Wireless Software Version 11.1
• Marvell
– 802.11a/b/g Wireless USB Client
– TopDog™ Draft 802.11n Access Point
• Ralink Technology
– RT5201U (802.11a/b/g USB) / Packet Overdrive™

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 Look for a new Wi-Fi Protected Setup
visual identifier to find products

• The Visual Identifier will appear on packaging, on products, and in

software interfaces for enabling Wi-Fi Protected Setup
• Consumers should look for products that are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED for
Wi-Fi Protected Setup as a mark of interoperability and ease of use

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Sample Interoperability Certificate

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 Learn more about Wi-Fi Protected Setup
at the Wi-Fi Alliance web site, www.wi-fi.org

• Wi-Fi Protected Setup:

– White paper available for free
download at www.wi-fi.org
– Full specification available for
purchase at www.wi-fi.org
– Visit http://www.wi-
fi.org/knowledge_center/wifi-
protected-setup/

• More details regarding 802.11n

certification plans Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
makes it Wi-Fi!
• Full list of all Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
products

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 Certification Roadmap

Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM makes it Wi-Fi.

 WFA Certification Roadmap

The following document is a work in progress and is subject to

revision or removal at any time without notice. THIS
DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" , "AS AVAILABLE"
AND "WITH ALL FAULTS" BASIS. THE WI-FI ALLIANCE
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES,
CONDITIONS OR GUARANTEES AS TO THE USEFULNESS,
QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, ACCURACY OR
COMPLETENESS OF THIS DOCUMENT AND THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

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 Wi-Fi Alliance Certification Roadmap

1H06 3Q06 4Q06 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1H08 2H08

802.11a+b+g (h+d) (basic wireless LAN IEEE Specs)

Baseline 802.11n 802.11n
Core Wi-Fi Functionality
802.11n

WMM (802.11e-based QoS) and WMM Power Save

DLNA WMM Admission Control

Expanded
Guidelines
Multimedia Enablers

WPA2 (full 802.11i, includes Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA and Extended EAP)

Security Wi-Fi Protected Setup

CWG RF Performance

WMC – Device Class

Voice & Data Convergence VoWi-Fi (Home and Small Office)

802.11k 802.11r VoWi-Fi (Enterprise)

IEEE ratification DLNA Release Planned testing Testing available

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 IEEE Timeline – as of October 26, 2006

2006 2007 2008

Core Wi-Fi
Functionality 802.11n

Multimedia
Enablers

802.11w
Security Protected
Mgt Frames

Voice & Data

Convergence 802.11r Fast Roaming 802.11u Interworking

802.11k 802.11v
Management Radio Managemen
Measurement

802.11s Mesh
New Applications
802.11p
Taken from http://www.ieee802.org/11/802.11_Timelines.htm IEEE ratification Vehicle

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 Additional Information

Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM makes it Wi-Fi.

 Wi-Fi: An essential technology –
at work and at play

• People love Wi-Fi:

– 80% say its more essential than even their home
phone or their iPod
– 81% would rather see their
favorite team lose the big
game than give up Wi-Fi
for a week
– More essential than coffee:
9 out of 10 Americans would
rather do without their daily
Starbucks than their Wi-Fi

All statistics from Wi-Fi Alliance/Kelton

Research, July and October 2006
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 Wi-Fi has become a must-have ingredient
in the coolest consumer electronics

Nikon Coolpix Nintendo Wii

Microsoft Zune

Sony mylo Nabaztag

T-Mobile MDA Sony PS3
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 802.11n: Next-generation Wi-Fi,
coming later this year

• 802.11n will bring an estimated 6x throughput and improved range for

Wi-Fi networks and next-generation Quality of Service features

• WFA plans to introduce a certification program for pre-standard IEEE

802.11n products in the first half of 2007 to help ensure interoperability
for a baseline set of features

• The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to certify products

based on the final IEEE 802.11n standard
when it is ratified, supporting what we
expect to be a larger set of features and a
fully reviewed and interoperable
standards based solution

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 What does 802.11n enable?

• 802.11n takes Wi-Fi into the next generation of applications,

beyond PC networking
• Opens new opportunities
in voice and video applications
with improved quality of
service and higher throughput
• Helps deliver all WLAN
applications with broader
range and more reliable
coverage
• Consumer-friendly Wi-Fi CERTIFED logo will enable users
to easily determine how to mix and match 802.11n and
legacy equipment

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Wi-Fi Alliance members worldwide

Full list of member companies at http://www.wi-fi.org

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