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1

Right-click the wireless adapter icon which appears in the bottom right of your computer monitor.

Click

View Available Wireless Networks

.

Tutorial: Network > Wirele

s LAN > SecuritOpen the

Status

screen. Verify your wirele

s and wireless security se tings under

Device Information

and check if the WLAN connection is up under

Interface Status

Tutorial: Status

2

Select the Device’s

SSID

name and click

Connect

(A). The SSID “SecureWirelessNetwork” is given

here as an example.

Tutorial: Network > Wirele

s LAN > SecuritOpen the

Status

screen. Verify your wirele

s and wireless security se tings under

Device Information

and check if the WLAN connection is up under

Interface Status

Tutorial: Status

3

You are prompted to enter a password. Enter it and click

Connect

.

Tutorial: Network > Wirele

s LAN > SecuritOpen the

Status

screen. Verify your wirele

s and wireless security se tings under

Device Information

and check if the WLAN connection is up under

Interface Status

Tutorial: Status

4

You may have to wait several minutes while your computer connects to the wireless network.

A

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You should now be securely connected wirelessly to the Device.

Tutorial: Network > Wirele

s LAN > SecuritOpen the

Status

screen. Verify your wirele

s and wireless security se tings under

Device Information

and check if the WLAN connection is up under

Interface Status

Tutorial: Status

Congratulations! Your computer is now ready to connect to the Internet wirelessly through your

Device.

If you cannot connect wirelessly to the Device, check you have selected the correct SSID

and entered the correct security key. If that does not work, ensure your wireless network

adapter is enabled by clicking on the wireless adapter icon and clicking Enable.

2.3

Setting Up Multiple Wireless Groups

Thomas wants to create different wireless network groups for different types of users as shown in

the following figure. Each group has its own SSID and security mode.

•

Thomas will use the secured

Secure

wireless network group.

•

Visitors will use the unsecured

Open

group.

•

Guests will use the secured

Guest

group.

Company A will use the following parameters to set up the wireless network groups.

SECURE

OPEN

GUEST

SSID

Secure

Open

Guest

Security Mode

Mixed WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK

No Security

Mixed WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK

Pre-Shared Key

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

12345678

Secure

Open

Guest

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Click

Wireless

to open the

General

screen. Use this screen to set up a secure general wireless

network group. Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click

Apply

.

2

Click

Wireless

>

Additional WLANs

to open the following screen. Click the

Edit

icon to configure

the second wireless network group.

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3

Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click

Apply

.

4

In the

Additional WLANs

screen, click the

Edit

icon to configure the third wireless network group.

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Configure the screen using the provided parameters and click

Apply

.

6

Check the status of

Open

and

Guest

in the

Additional WLANs

screen. The yellow bulbs signify

that the SSIDs are active and ready for wireless access.

2.4

Wireless MAC Authentication for Blocking a

Computer’s Access to the Wireless Network

This example shows how to configure

MAC Authentication

to use a computer’s MAC address to

block it from accessing the wireless network.

Note: MAC Authentication is not a highly secure method of security.