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Section

Field Description

WPA

Security for Personal Networks – WPA or WPA2 Personal Modes

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a more secure wireless technology than WEP. WPA can be

used for both Enterprise (corporate applications) and Personal (home network) wireless

networks. We strongly recommend that you select either WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal as

the security mode for your home network, depending on which mode is supported by the

wireless adapter in your PC or wireless clients.

WPA-Personal (aka WPA-PSK or WPA-Pre-Shared Key), provides a more secure wireless

network that WEP. WPA-Personal introduces TKIP user authentication and stronger

encryption keys than WEP.

WPA2-Personal (aka WPA2-PSK or WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) provides the most secure

standards-based wireless networking. WPA2-Personal incorporates AES (Advanced

Encryption Standard) for data transmission.

Note:

Not all wireless adapters support WPA2. WPA is supported across a wider range of

devices. Whether you use WPA or WPA2, make sure to use a “strong” passphrase. A strong

passphrase is a string of random characters at least 21 characters in length.

Select from one of the following three WPA or WPA2 Personal modes:



WPA-Personal



WPA2-Personal



WPA or WPA2-Personal

Field Descriptions



Encryption

. The default is TKIP+AES.



Pre-Shared Key

. Enter a key of 8 to 63 characters.



Key Renewal

. Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs the device how often it should

change encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

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Field Description

Security for Enterprise Networks - WPA-Enterprise Modes

This option features WPA used in coordination with a RADIUS server for client authentication.

(This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device.)

Select from one of the following three WPA or WPA2 Enterprise modes:



WPA-Enterprise



WPA2-Enterprise



WPA or WPA2-Enterprise

Field Descriptions



Encryption

. The default is TKIP+AES.



RADIUS Server

. Enter the RADIUS server's IP address.



RADIUS Port

. Enter the port number used by the RADIUS server. The default is

1812

.



Shared Key

. Enter the key used by the device and RADIUS server.



Key Renewal.

Enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs the device how often it should

change encryption keys. The default is

3600

seconds.

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Wireless > MAC Filter

The MAC Filter feature is used to either allow or block access to your wireless LAN

based on the MAC Address of the wireless client devices. The MAC Filter feature,

also known as an access list, can be used to help protect your wireless network from

access by unauthorized users.

Select the

MAC Filter

tab to open the Wireless MAC Filter page.

Wireless MAC Filter Page Description

Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the MAC

address filtering for the wireless network for your residential gateway. After you

make your selections, click

Save Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.

Section

Field Description

MAC Filter

Allows you to

Enable

or

Disable

MAC Filtering for the residential

gateway

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Access

Restriction

Access Restriction

Allows you to permit or block computers from accessing the wireless

network. The choice that you make here affects the addresses listed on

this page. Choose one of the following options:



Block computers listed below from accessing the wireless network.

Select this option to deny Internet access to the MAC addresses of

the devices you list in the table. All other MAC addresses will be

allowed Internet access.



Permit computers listed below access to the wireless network.

Select this option to allow Internet access only to the MAC

addresses of the devices you list in the table. Any MAC addresses

not listed in the table will be denied Internet access

MAC Address

Filter List

MAC Address Filter List

The MAC Address Filter List displays users whose wireless access you

want to control. Click

Wireless Client List

to display a list of network

users by MAC address. From the To Sort by drop-down menu, you can

sort the table by IP Address, MAC Address, Status, Interface, or Client

Name. To view the most up-to-date information, click the Refresh

button.

Wireless > Advanced Settings

Your advanced wireless settings add another layer of security to the wireless

network for your residential gateway. This page is used to set up the advanced

wireless functions. Only an expert administrator should adjust these settings.

Incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.

Select the

Advanced Settings

tab to open the Wireless Advanced Settings page.

Use this page to configure the following options:



N Transmission Rate



CTS Protection Mode



Beacon Interval



DTM Interval



Fragmentation Threshold



RTS Threshold

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Wireless Advanced Settings Page Description

Use the descriptions and instructions in the following table to configure the

advanced wireless settings for your residential gateway. After you make your

selections, click

Save Settings

to apply your changes or

Cancel Changes

to cancel.