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QUESTION POSED ON: 06 July 2007
When using VoWIP, how are the free space transmissions between the hand set and the AP secured?

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EXPERT RESPONSE
That would depend on what type of wireless you are using and what type of VoWIP you are using. Each has it's own mechanisms to share a public key. You can set various encryption mechanisms to handle the security aspect.


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