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Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual C-3
Appendix C: Security Settings On Wireless Clients And RADIUS Server Setup
Typically, users will configure security on their wireless clients for access to many
different networks (access points). The list of “Available Networks” will change
depending on the location of the client and which APs are online and detectable in
that location.
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Once an AP has been detected by the client and security is configured
for it, it remains in the client’s list of networks but shows as either reachable or
unreachable depending on the situation. For each network (AP) you want to connect
to, configure security settings on the client to match the security mode being used by
that network.
We describe security setup on a client that uses Microsoft
®
Windows
®
client soft-
ware for wireless connectivity. The Windows client software is used as the example
because of its widespread availability on Windows computers and laptops. These
procedures will vary slightly if you use different software on the client (such as
Funk Odyssey
®
), but the configuration information you need to provide is the same.
Note: The recommended sequence for security configuration is (1) set up
security on the access point, and (2) configure security on each of the
wireless clients.
We expect that initially, you will connect to an access point that has no
security set (“None”) from an unsecure wireless client. With this initial con-
nection, you can go to the access point Administration Web pages and con-
figure a security mode (Security).
When you re-configure the access point with a security setting and click
Update, your wireless client will be disassociated and you will lose connec-
tivity to the AP Administration Web pages. In some cases, you may need to
make additional changes to the AP security settings before configuring the
client. Therefore, you must have a backup Ethernet (wired) connection.
The following sections describe how to set up each of the supported security modes
on wireless clients of a network served by the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway.
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The exception to this is if the access point is set to prohibit the broadcast of its network name. In
this case the SSID will not show up in the list of Available Networks on the client. Instead, the client
must have the exact network name configured in the network connection properties before it will be
able to connect.