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Configuring the Wireless Access Point

Rev 1.5 Jul.08 48

Configure the security settings

Thenetworksecuritysettingsonthecomputers(orother

devices)onthenetworkmustmatchthesecuritysettingson

theMPmodem.ConfigurethesecuritysettingsontheMP

modemandthensetthesecuritysettingsonthecomputerson

thenetworktomatch.

TheMPmodemoffersthefollowingsecuritymodes:

• Open(nosecurity)

• WPA(WirelessProtectedAccess)—strongersecurity

standardthanWEP

• WPA2—enhancedversionofWPA

• OpenWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)—basicnetwork

security

• SharedWEP

Bydefault,securityissettoopen(nosecurity).

Toselectasecurityoption:

1. UnlocktheMPmodemconfiguration.InWatcher,select

Tools > Options > Wireless Access Point > Password > Current

andenterthecurrentpassword.(Thedefaultpasswordis

MP3G.)

2. SelectTools > Options > MP > Wireless Access Point.

3. UnderSecurity,selecttheSecurity / Encryption Typefieldand

fromthedrop‐downlist,selectthedesiredsecuritymode.

4. Ifdesired,setthesecuritykey.

a. UnderSecurity,selecttheSet New Network Keyfield

andfromthedrop‐downmenu,select

Yes.

b. IntheNew Network Keyfield,typethedesiredkey.For

WPAandWAP2,enterastringof8to64ASCII

characters(Example:abcdefghij).ForWEP,entera

stringof10ASCIIcharactersor26hexcharacters

(Example:abcdefghijor

0123456789ABCDEF0123456789).

5. Ifyouwanttochangemoresettings,proceedtotheappro‐

priatesections.OtherwiseclickOKtoautomaticallyreset

themodem.

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