Filter
Top Products
Wireless-G Access Point
1716
Wireless
• MAC Address. The MAC Address of the wireless (2.4 GHz, Draft
802.11g) interface is displayed here.
• Mode. Select Mixed and both Wireless-G and Wireless-B computers will be
allowed on the network, but the speed will be reduced. Select G-Only for
maximum speed, but no Wireless-B users will be allowed on the network.
Select B-Only mode for Wireless-B speed.
• SSID. The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless
network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network.
It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which
may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all
devices in your wireless network. For added security, Linksys recommends
that you change the SSID from the default linksys to a unique name.
• SSID Broadcast. Allows the SSID to be broadcast on your network. You may
want to enable this function while configuring your network, but make sure
that you disable it when you are finished. With this enabled, someone could
easily obtain the SSID information with site survey software and gain unau-
thorized access to your network. Click Enable to broadcast. Click Disable to
increase network security and prevent the SSID from being seen on networked
PCs.
• Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to corre-
spond with your network settings, between 1 and 11 (in North America). All
devices in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to
function correctly.
• Wireless Security. The Wireless Security is set to Disable by default. To
enable Wireless Security, click the Enable radio button, and then click the
Edit Security Settings button to configure the WEP settings.
SETTING WIRELESS SECURITY ENCRYPTION:
If the Disable radio button is
selected and you click the Edit
Security Settings button, then the
screen shown in Figure 6-3 will
appear. Click the OK button to
enable Security encryption or
Cancel to return to the Setup
screen.
Set Wireless Security through the Web-based Utility by clicking the Edit
Security Settings button on the Setup screen as shown in Figure 6-2.
Figure 6-3
This will open the Security Settings screen, Figure 6-4. From this screen, you can
select from four types of security settings for your network: Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA) Pre-Shared key, WPA Remote Access Dial In User Service
(RADIUS), RADIUS, or Wire Equivalence Protection (WEP).
• Security Mode. Select Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Pre-Shared key,
WPA Remote Access Dial In User Service (RADIUS), RADIUS, or Wire
Equivalence Protection (WEP) from the drop-down menu.
• Pre-Shared Key. There are two encryption options for WPA Pre-Shared
Key, TKIP and AES. TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol.
TKIP utilizes a stronger encrytption method and incorporates Message
Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. AES stands for
Advanced Encryption System, which utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block
data encryption. To use WPA Pre-Shared Key, enter a password in the WPA
Shared Key field between 8 and 63 characters long. You may also enter a
Group Key Renewal Interval time between 0 and 99,999 seconds.
• WPA RADIUS. WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS server to per-
form user authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP address of the
RADIUS server, the RADIUS Port (default is 1812) and the shared secret
from the RADIUS server.
• RADIUS. RADIUS utilizes either a RADIUS server for authentication or
WEP for data encryption. To utilize RADIUS, enter the IP address of the
RADIUS server and its shared secret. Select the desired encryption bit (64
or 128) for WEP and enter either a passphrase or a manual WEP key.
• WEP encryption. From the pull-down menu, select 64 bits 10 hex digits
or 128-bit 26 hex digits for WEP encryption. Higher encryption levels
offer higher levels of security, but may decrease the network speed. Select
the desired encryption bit (64 or 128) for WEP and enter either a passphrase
or a manual WEP key.
Click the Apply button to apply your changes, or click Cancel to cancel your
most recent change, or click the Help button for more information.
Figure 6-4