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Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
Wireless Configuration 4-3
202-10072-01, March 2005
Figure 4-2: WPN824 wireless data security options
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network.
• Restrict Access Based on MAC address. You can restrict access to only trusted computers so
that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the WPN824. MAC address filtering
adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the
wireless link is fully exposed.
• Turn Off the Broadcast of the Wireless Network Name SSID. If you disable broadcast of
the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless
network ‘discovery’ feature of some products such as Windows XP, but the data is still fully
exposed to a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers.
• WEP. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption provides data security. WEP Shared
Key authentication and WEP data encryption will block all but the most determined
eavesdropper.
• WPA-PSK. Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) data encryption provides
strong data security. WPA-PSK will block eavesdropping. Because this is a new standard,
wireless device driver and software availability may be limited.
• Turn Off the Wired LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot
communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when
you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections.
Wireless Data
Security Options
Range: up to 300 foot radius
1) Open system: easy but no security
2) MAC access list: no data security
3) WEP: security but some performance impact
4) WPA-PSK: very strong security
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