Actiontec GT704-WGv3 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Chapter 5

Configuring Wireless Settings

Basic Wireless Setup

To perform a basic setup of a wireless network using the Gateway:

1.

In the “Wireless Basic Settings” screen, turn the Gateway’s wireless radio on by

selecting

On

.

2.

Create a name for the wireless network and enter it in the “

ESSID

” text box.

3.

Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. In the United States,

use channels 1-11.

4.

Activate

WEP

(Wired Equivalent Privacy) to secure the wireless network by

selecting

WEP

.

5.

Create a 64-bit

WEP

key by selecting

64-bit WEP Key

from the “select a

WEP

Key” drop-down menu, then entering a 10-digit key in the “Key Code” text

box. The digits can be any letter from

A-F

, and any number from 0-9.

6.

Write down the Gateway’s wireless settings. To connect other devices to the

wireless network, the devices’ wireless settings must match the Gateway’s wire-

less settings exactly. Check the “Current Wireless Status” box (available in any

wireless setting screen) to view the Gateway’s wireless status and settings.

Wireless Advanced Settings

To access the Gateway’s wireless advanced settings screens, select

Advanced

Settings

from the menu on the left side of the “Wireless Basic Settings” screen.

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This generates the “Wireless Advanced Settings” screen. In this screen, the security of

the wireless network can be activated and fortified.

Wireless Security

The first section of the Wireless Advanced Settings screen involves wireless security

(securing wireless traffic as it transmits through the air). The Gateway offers three

types of wireless security: WEP, WEP+802.1x, and WPA.

WEP

Selecting

WEP

in the Wireless Advanced Settings screen generates the “

WEP

Key”

screen. Here, the authentication type, encryption level, and WEP keys are entered

to activate

WEP

(Wired Equivalent Privacy) security encryption for the wireless

network.

Authentication Type -

There are three authentication types: Open, Shared, and

Both. Open authenticaton allows any wireless-enabled device to recognize the

network, even if the

WEP

key is invalid. Shared allows only wireless-enabled

devices with the correct

WEP

key to recognize the network.

64-bit

WEP

-

64-bit

WEP

requires one or more keys, each key comprising

five

hexa-

decimal pairs. One key (Key 1) is automatically generated by the Gateway at startup,

based on the Gateway’s

MAC

address. This key is also displayed on a sticker on the

bottom of the Gateway. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character

ranging from

0

-

9

or

A-F

. An example of a 64-bit

WEP

key is: 4

E-A

3

-

3

D-

68

-

72. To

create a new set of 64-bit

WEP

keys, activate one or more keys by clicking in the

appropriate circles, then enter five hexadecimal digit pairs in each activated

Key

text

box (

Key 1-

,

Key 2-

,

Key 3-

,

Key 4-

). After activating 64-bit

WEP

, a computer with

wireless capability can join the network only if these same keys are entered in the

computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

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128-bit

WEP -

128-bit

WEP

requires one or more keys, each key comprising

13

hexadeci-

mal pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from 0-9

or

A-F

. An example of a 128-bit

WEP

key is: 3

D-

44

-FE-

6

C-A

1

-EF-

2

E-D

3

-C

4

-

21

-

74

-

5

D-B

1.

To create a 128-bit

WEP

key, activate

Key 1

by clicking in the appropriate circle, select

“128 bit” from the drop-down list on the right, then enter 13 hexadecimal digit pairs in

the

Key

text box. After activating 128-bit

WEP

, a computer with wireless capability can

join the network only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless encryption scheme.

256-bit

WEP -

256-bit

WEP

requires one or more keys, each key comprising 29 hexadec-

imal pairs. A hexadecimal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from

0-9 or

A-F

. To create a 256-bit

WEP

key, activate

Key 1

by clicking in the appropriate

circle, select “256 bit” from the drop-down list on the right, then enter 29 hexadecimal

digit pairs in the

Key

text box. After activating 256-bit

WEP

, a computer with wireless

capability can join the network only if this key is entered in the computer’s wireless

encryption scheme.

☞

Note

: Not all wireless

PC

Cards support 128- or 256-bit

WEP

.

Ensure all

PC

Cards installed in the networked computers sup-

port 128

- or

256-bit

WEP

before activating.

When finished with this screen, click

Apply

to save all changes. To return to the

Wireless Advanced Settings screen, click

Back

.

WEP+802.1x

Activating

WEP+802.1x

in the Wireless Advanced Settings screen generates the

“

WEP+

802.1x” screen. This setting is for enterprise networks only, and should be

accessed by an experienced information systems specialist.

To set up

WEP+

802.1x security, enter the

IP

address of the

RADIUS

server in the

“Server

IP

Address” text box, and the “Secret” key (for communication between

the

RADIUS

server and the Gateway) in the “Secret” text box. The “Port” and

“Group Key Interval” values should remain the same.

When finished with this screen, click

Apply

to save all changes. To return to the

Wireless Advanced Settings screen, click

Back

.

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WPA

Activating

WPA

(Wi-Fi Protected Access) in the Wireless Advanced Settings

screen generates the “Wireless

WPA

Settings” screen.

There are two levels of

WPA

. “Pre-Shared Key (

PSK

) for Home Network” is for

home network security. To set up a

PSK

(Pre-Shared Key), enter 8-63

alphanu-

meric characters in the text box. All wireless-enabled devices must support

WPA

and know the

PSK

to join the network.

The “Group Key Interval,” “Server

IP

Address,” “Port,” and “Secret” text boxes are

enterprise network specific, and should only be accessed by an information sys-

tems professional. See “

WEP+

802.1x” on the previous page for more information.

When finished with this screen, click

Apply

to save all changes. To return to the

Wireless Advanced Settings screen, click

Back

.

ESSID Broadcast

Selecting

ESSID Broadcast

in the Wireless Advanced Settings screen generates the

“ESSID Broadcast” screen.

To prevent a unwanted computers from joining the Gateway’s wireless network by

using an

ESSID

of “Any,” select

Disable

in the ESSID Broadcast screen. To broad-

cast the wireless network’s

ESSID

, select

Enable

.

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When finished with this screen, click

Apply

to save all changes. To return to the

Wireless Advanced Settings screen, click

Back

.

Wireless MAC Authentication

Selecting

Wireless MAC Authentication

in the Wireless Advanced Settings screen

generates the “Wireless

MAC

Authentication” screen.

This feature allows the user to control the wireless

LAN

network by denying or

allowing wireless access by specifying the

MAC

address of the wireless client(s)

allowed or denied access on the wireless network. To do this, follow the instruction

on-screen.

When finished with this screen, click

Apply

to save all changes. To return to the

Wireless Advanced Settings screen, click

Back

.

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