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Configuring Wireless Network

Configuring Basic Wireless Settings

Cisco CVR100W Wireless-N VPN Router Administration Guide

STEP

In the

Wireless Band Selection

field, choose either

20MHz

20/40MHz

as the

wireless bandwidth on your network.

STEP

In the

Wireless Channel

field, choose the wireless channel from the drop-down

menu or choose

Auto

to let the system determine the optimal channel to use

based on the environmental noise levels for the available channels.

STEP

In the

AP Management VLAN

field, choose VLAN 1 if you are using the default

settings.

If you create additional VLANs, choose a value that corresponds with the VLAN

configured on other switches in the network. This is done for security purposes.

You might need to change the management VLAN to limit access to the

CVR100W’s Configuration Utility.

STEP

(Optional) In the

U-APSD (WMM Power Save)

field, check

Enable

to enable the

Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD) feature, also referred to as

WMM Power Save, that allows the radio to conserve power.

U-APSD is a power saving scheme optimized for real-time applications, such as

VoIP, transferring full-duplex data over WLAN. By classifying outgoing IP traffic as

Voice data, these types of applications can increase battery life by approximately

25 percent and minimize transmit delays.

STEP

Click

Save

Configuring Wireless Network Settings

The

Wireless Table

in the Basic Settings page lists the settings of the four

wireless networks supported on the CVR100W.

To configure the settings for a wireless network:

STEP 1

Check the box for the network that you want to configure, and click the

Edit

button.

STEP

Configure these settings:

B/G-Mixed

Choose this option if you have Wireless-B and Wireless-G

devices in your network.

G/N-Mixed

Choose this option if you have Wireless-G and Wireless-N

devices in your network.

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STEP

Click

Save

Enable SSID

Check to enable the wireless network.

SSID Name

Enter the name of the wireless network.

SSID Broadcast

Check to enable SSID broadcast.

Security Mode

(Read Only) Displays the current security settings of

the SSID.

Refer to the

Configuring Wireless Security

section to

modify the security settings of the SSID.

MAC Filter

(Read Only) Displays whether MAC Filter is enabled or

disabled.

Refer to the

Configuring MAC Address Filtering

section to enable or disable this feature on the SSID.

CSC

(Only applicable for SSID1, SSID2, and SSID3) Check

to set this SSID as the Cisco Simple Connect (CSC)

wireless access point.

Refer to the

Configuring Cisco Simple Connect

section for more information about the Cisco Simple

Connect (CSC) feature.

VLAN

Choose the VLAN associated with the network.

SSID Isolation

Check to enable wireless isolation within the SSID.

WMM (Wi-Fi

Multimedia)

Check to enable WMM.

WPS Hardware

Button

Check to map the CVR100W’s WPS button on the front

panel to this network.

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Configuring Basic Wireless Settings

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Configuring Wireless Security

For security purposes, we strongly recommend that you configure each SSID with

the highest level of security that is supported by the devices into your wireless

network. You can configure one of the following security modes for the wireless

network:

The

WEP

security mode offers weak security with a basic encryption method that

is not as secure as WPA. WEP may be required if your network devices do not

support WPA. If you do not have to use WEP, we recommend that you use WPA2.

The

WPA-Personal

WPA2-Personal

, and the

WPA2-Personal Mixed

security

modes offer strong security to replace WEP.

•

WPA-Personal:

WPA is part of the wireless security standard (802.11i)

standardized by the Wi-Fi Alliance and was intended as an intermediate

measure to take the place of WEP while the 802.11i standard was being

prepared. WPA-Personal supports Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)

and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption.

•

WPA2-Personal:

(Recommended) WPA2 is the implementation of the

security standard specified in the final 802.11i standard. WPA2 supports

AES encryption and this option uses Pre-shared Key (PSK) for

authentication.

•

WPA2-Personal Mixed:

Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect

simultaneously using PSK authentication. The personal authentication is the

PSK that is an alphanumeric passphrase shared with the wireless peer.

The

WPA-Enterprise

WPA2-Enterprise

, and the

WPA2-Enterprise Mixed

security modes allow you to use RADIUS server authentication.

•

WPA-Enterprise:

Allows you to use WPA with RADIUS server

authentication.

•

WPA2-Enterprise:

Allows you to use WPA2 with RADIUS server

authentication.

•

WPA2-Enterprise Mixed:

Allows both WPA and WPA2 clients to connect

simultaneously using RADIUS authentication.

To configure the security settings for a SSID:

STEP 1

In the

Wireless Table

(

Wireless

Basic Settings

), check the SSID that you want

to configure.

STEP

Click

Edit Security Mode

. The Security Settings page opens.

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STEP

From the

Security Mode

menu, choose a security mode and specify the

corresponding settings. The following table lists the security settings for different

security modes.

Disabled

If you choose this option, any wireless device that is in range can connect to the

SSID. This is the default setting but not recommended.

This mode means that any data transferred to and from the SSID is not

encrypted. This security mode can be useful during initial network configuration

or for problem solving, but it is not recommended for regular use on the internal

network because it is not secure.

WEP

Authentication Type

Choose

Open System

Shared Key

if your network

administrator recommends this setting. If you are

unsure, select the default option (Open System).

In both cases, the wireless client must provide the

correct shared key (password) to access the wireless

network.

Encryption

Choose the encryption type:

•

10/64-bit (10 hex digits):

Provides a 40-bit key.

•

26/128-bit (26 hex digits):

Provides a 104-bit

key, which offers stronger encryption, making

the key more difficult to crack. We recommend

128-bit encryption.

Passphrase

(Optional) Enter an alphanumeric phrase (longer than

eight characters for optimal security) and click

Generate

to generate four unique WEP keys in the

Key1-4

fields below.

If you want to provide your own key, enter it directly in

the

Key 1

field (recommended). The length of the key

should be 5 ASCII characters (or 10 hexadecimal

characters) for 64-bit WEP and 13 ASCII characters (or

26 hexadecimal characters) for 128-bit WEP. Valid

hexadecimal characters are 0 to 9 and A to F.

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Show Password

Check to show the password in plaintext.

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, or WPA2-Personal Mixed

Encryption

For WPA-Personal, choose one of the following

options:

•

TKIP/AES:

Choose

TKIP/AES

to ensure

compatibility with older wireless devices that

may not support AES.

•

AES:

This option is more secure.

WPA2-Personal always uses AES for data encryption.

WPA2-Personal Mixed automatically uses TKIP or AES

for data encryption.

Security Key

Enter an alphanumeric phrase (8 to 63 ASCII

characters or 64 hexadecimal digits).

Show Password

Check to show the password in plaintext.

Key Renewal

Enter the duration of time (600 to 7200 seconds)

between key renewals. The default value is 3600.

WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, or WPA2-Enterprise Mixed

Encryption

For WPA-Enterprise, choose one of the following

options:

•

TKIP/AES:

Choose

TKIP/AES

to ensure

compatibility with older wireless devices that

may not support AES.

•

AES:

This option is more secure.

WPA2-Enterprise always uses AES for data

encryption.

WPA2-Enterprise Mixed automatically uses TKIP or

AES for data encryption.

RADIUS Server

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.

RADIUS Port

Enter the port used to access the RADIUS server.

Shared Key

Enter an alphanumeric phrase (8 to 63 ASCII

characters or 64 hexadecimal digits).

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