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Wireless Settings
Wireless MAC Authentication
Click
Wireless MAC Authentication
from any Wireless screen to generate the
Wireless MAC Authentication screen. This screen lets you allow or deny access to
the Modem Router’s wireless network for any wireless devices (such as laptop com-
puters) by the devices’ MAC address. A MAC address is a unique code that identi-
fies every wireless-capable device (printers, computers, hard drives, etc.).
To set up authentication on the Modem Router’s wireless network using
MAC addresses:
Select a wireless network name from the SSID drop-down list.
1.
Turn on MAC authentication by clicking in the Enable radio button.
2.
Select a filtering method. Activating the radio button next to Allow Device
3.
List creates a list of wireless devices that will be allowed to join the wireless
network–all other devices will not be able to join. Activating the radio button
next to Deny Device List creates a list of wireless devices that cannot join the
wireless network–all other devices will be able to join.
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Begin creating your list by selecting a wireless device that appears on the Select
4.
Device Name drop-down list. You can also enter a devices MAC address in the
Manually Add MAC Address text box.
Click
5.
Apply
. The device will appear in the MAC Authentication Device List at
the bottom of the screen.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more wireless devices.
6.
WPS
Click
WPS
in any Wireless screen to generate the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
screen.WPS provides a simple method of setting up a wireless network by automati-
cally sharing the network key between the Modem Router and other wireless devices.
There are three ways to set up WPS on the Modem Router: Push Button (PBC),
AP PIN, and End Device PIN.
Push Button (PBC)
Select Push Button (PBC) from the drop-down list.
1.
Click
2.
Connect
.
Press the PBC-compatible button on another wireless device within two minutes
3.
to have that device join the wireless network.
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AP Pin
Select AP PIN from the drop-down list.
1.
A PIN is created on the Modem Router. Write it down.
2.
Enter the PIN on another wireless device’s WPS AP PIN configuration to have
3.
that device join the wireless network.
End Device PIN
Select End Device PIN from the drop-down list.
1.
Enter the end device’s PIN in the appropriate text box.
2.
Click
3.
Connect
. The Modem Router joins the existing wireless network.
WMM
Click
WMM
in any Wireless screen to generate the WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)
screen. Wi-fi Multimedia provides a way to control the bandwidth of certain types
of data, prioritizing one type over another to ease congestion.
To set up WMM:
Click in the radio button next to Enable under step 1.
1.
If applicable, click in the radio button next to Enable under step 2.
2.
Click
3.
Apply
.
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802.1x
802.1x
is a robust security protocol that uses port control with dynamically
changing encryption keys automatically updated over the network. 802.1x uses a
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in Service) server for authentication pur-
poses. This server must be physically connected to the Modem Router. Also, the
user must enable the RADIUS client embedded in the Modem Router.
To set up 802.1x security:
Select the Modem Router’s wireless network name from the SSID drop-down list.
1.
Click in the radio button next to Enable under step 2.
2.
Enter the RADIUS server’s port number in the Radius Port text box.
3.
Enter the RADIUS server’s shared secret in the Radius Key text box.
4.
Enter the group key interval in the Group Key Interval text box.
5.
Click
6.
Apply
to save your changes.
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Configuring the Modem
Router’s Utilities
This chapter will explain the options provided in the Utilities section of the
Modem Router’s firmware, including services blocking, restoring the Modem
Router to factory default settings, and performing a ping test.
Accessing Utilities
To access the Utilities screens:
Open a Web browser. In the Address text box, type:
1.
then press
Enter
on the keyboard.
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