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4.

Select an authentication setting from the

Authentication Type

drop-down list:

−

WEP-Open. The Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) is an older security protocol that allows any

wireless clients within the radio range to access your network without an encryption key. This

setting provides the least level of security. For security reasons, do not select this setting unless

there is a compatibility issue with an older wireless client. For added protection, set an encryption

key on your AP and enter the same key into your other wireless clients.

−

WEP-Shared. Similar to the WEP-Open setting, do not select this setting unless there is a

compatibility issue with an older wireless client. Unlike the WEP-Open setting, the WEP-Shared

setting prevents open access by any wireless client; therefore, it is more secure than the WEP-Open

setting. For added protection, set an encryption key on your AP and enter the same key into your

other wireless clients.

−

WPA-PSK. This setting provides good security and works with most wireless clients but perhaps not

some older clients. This setting requires that an encryption key to be set on the AP and that the

wireless client be configured to use Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) with the

same encryption key.

−

WPA-PSK (TKIP) and WPA2-PSK (AES). This is the default setting. This setting allows a wireless

client to use either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK to access your network. An encryption key must be

configured on the AP and the same key must be entered on the wireless client.

−

WPA2-PSK. This setting requires that wireless clients use only WPA2-PSK to access your networks.

An encryption key must be configured on the AP and entered into the wireless client. WPA2-PSK is

currently the most secure Wi-Fi encryption protocol but may not be available on many wireless

clients.

5.

Select

Use custom Wireless Network Key

and enter a security key in the field.

This security key will be used by all clients to access your wireless network. You can define a 64-bit or

128-bit encryption key. For 64-bit encryption, enter a 10-digit hexadecimal number. For 128-bit

encryption, enter a 26-digit hexadecimal number. A hexadecimal number uses the characters 0-9, a-f,

or A-F.

Using the MAC Address Filtering

The MAC address is a factory-programmed address assigned to each hardware device. The

MAC address

filtering

feature enables you to block or allow wireless connection to all devices or an individual device. It is

most often used to allow only “known and trusted” devices to associate to the AP

. By default, the

MAC

address filtering

is disabled, meaning that all discovered devices are allowed. When enabled, the wireless

connection is blocked to all MAC addresses.

Note:

Check the capabilities of the wireless clients that will be accessing

this network and find the most secure protocol that is supported by all.

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Blocking All MAC Addresses

To enable the MAC address filter to block all devices:

1.

Open a Web browser and enter

to access the 2Wire i3812V user interface.

2.

Click

on the

Home

page; the

Wireless Access Point List and Unique Settings

page opens.

3.

Scroll down to the

MAC Filtering

pane.

4.

Click

Edit Blocked/Allowed Device List

; the

Wireless MAC Filtering

page opens.

Note:

This option blocks all devices and is less secure than using the

encryption key.

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5.

Select

Enable

to block all devices.

6.

Click

Save

; a dialog box opens confirming that the configuration is changed, for example:

Note:

Make sure to click

Save

to keep the transaction persistent; otherwise,

the transaction is only a one-time event.

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Blocking Individual MAC Address

This section provides instructions to block individual devices. To block all devices, refer to

Blocking All MAC

Addresses

.

To block individual devices:

1.

Open a Web browser and enter

to access the 2Wire i3812V user interface.

2.

Click

on the

Home

page; the

Wireless Access Point List and Unique Settings

page opens.

3.

Scroll down to the

MAC Filtering

pane.

4.

Click

Edit Blocked/Allowed Device List

; the

Wireless MAC Filtering

page opens.

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5.

Click

Rescan For Devices

to display the devices that are currently allowed.

– Or –

Enter the MAC address manually in the corresponding field if the device is not currently connected, click

Add To List

.

The allowed devices appear in the

Allowed Devices

pane.

6.

Select the device you want to block from the

Allowed Devices

pane.

Note:

To select multiple addresses, hold down the [Shift] or [Ctrl] keys while

making your selections. Using the [Shift] key lets you make your selections in

a contiguous order while the [Ctrl] key selects the groups in a random order.