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# Wireless
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Just as NetBox provides robust modeling for physical cable plants, it also supports modeling wireless LANs and point-to-point links.
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## Wireless LANs
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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WirelessLANGroup --> WirelessLANGroup & WirelessLAN
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click WirelessLAN "../../models/wireless/wirelesslan/"
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click WirelessLANGroup "../../models/wireless/wirelesslangroup/"
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```
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A wireless LAN is a multi-access network shared by multiple wireless clients, identified by a common service set identifier (SSID) and authentication parameters. Wireless LANs can be organized into self-nesting groups, and each wireless LAN may optionally be bound to a particular VLAN. This allows easily mapping wireless networks to their wired counterparts.
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Authentication attributes for wireless LANs include:
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* **Type** - Open, WEP, WPA, etc.
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* **Cipher** - Auto, TKIP, or AES
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* **Pre-shared key (PSK)** - The secret key configured on all participating clients
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The definition of authentication parameters is optional.
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## Wireless Links
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Whereas a wireless LAN represents a physical multi-access segment with any number of clients, a wireless link is a point-to-point connection between exactly two stations. These links behave much like cables, but more accurately model the nature of wireless communications.
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Like wireless LANs, wireless links also have an SSID and (optional) authentication attributes.
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