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The WLAN configuration page is displayed.
Step 3
Select
Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK
in
Network Authentication
drop-down list box.
Step 4
In
WPA Pre-Shared Key
text box, enter
MyPassword
.
Step 5
Select
AES
in
WPA Encryption
drop-down list box.
Step 6
Click
Save/Apply
.
----End
After the password used for accessing a WLAN is changed, you need to enter the new
password when connecting a PC to the WLAN.
6.5.4 Allowing Only Specified PCs to Be Connected to a WLAN
Function Overview
After the SSID is hidden and an optimum security mode is used, your WLAN is in a
secure state. You can prohibit certain PCs from being connected to the WLAN or allow
only specified PCs to be connected to the WLAN, thus preventing unauthorized users
from accessing the WLAN.
Through the wireless MAC filtering function of the terminal, the preceding functions can
be used after you enter the MAC addresses of the PCs to be controlled.
The wireless MAC filtering function can be implemented in the following modes:
z
Blacklist: The PCs whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are prohibited
from being connected to the WLAN.
z
Whitelist: The PCs whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are allowed
to be connected to the WLAN.
You can select either of the preceding modes for the wireless MAC filtering function.
The wireless MAC filtering function controls the option of allowing a PC to be connected to
the terminal through a WLAN. The MAC address filtering function described in section
6.6
"Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs" controls the option of allowing a PC
connected to the terminal to access the Internet.
You can set the maximum number of the devices that are allowed to be connected to a WLAN,
thus increasing the security of the
WLAN. This maximum number ranges from 1 to 32. For
example, you have only one laptop that needs to be connected to the WLAN. You can set this
maximum number to
1
. After your laptop is connected to the WLAN, other PCs cannot be
connected to the WLAN.
Configuration Example
For example, you have a desktop computer and a laptop at home. The SSID of your
WLAN is
MyNewSSID
. The desktop computer is connected to the terminal through a
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network cable. A wireless network adapter is installed on the laptop. To allow only the
laptop to be connected to the WLAN and prohibit other unauthorized users from
accessing the WLAN, you can use the whitelist mode of the wireless MAC filtering
function. To create a whitelist and allow only your laptop to be connected to the WLAN,
do as follows:
Step 1
View and record the MAC address of the laptop.
Take the Windows XP operating system as an example. To view the MAC address of a
PC, do as follows:
1.
2.
3.
Choose
Start
>
Run
.
In
Open
, enter
cmd
. Then press
Enter
.
In the displayed command line window, enter
ipconfig/all
. Then press
Enter
.
Multiple lines of information is displayed. You can find a line of information that is
similar to
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-09-11-04-DD
.
00-11-09-11-04-DD
is
the MAC address of the PC.
Step 2
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 3
Choose
Wireless
>
MAC Filter
in the navigation tree.
The WLAN configuration page is displayed.
Step 4
Select
MyNewSSID
in the
Select SSID
drop-down list box.
Step 5
Select
Allow
.
Step 6
Click
Add
.
Step 7
In
MAC address
text box, enter the MAC address of the laptop.
For example, the MAC address is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
.
The format of the MAC address entered in
Source MAC address
is different from that of the
MAC address displayed in the command line window of a Windows XP operating system.
The colons (:) replace the hyphens (-).
Step 8
Click
Save/Apply
.
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6.6 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of PCs
Function Overview
You can prohibit certain PCs from accessing the Internet or allow only certain PCs to
access the Internet. In addition, you can set the period during which certain computers
are not allowed to access the Internet.
Through the MAC address filtering function of the terminal, the preceding requirements
can be met after you enter the MAC addresses of the PCs to be controlled.
The MAC address filtering function can be implemented in the following modes:
z
Blacklist: The PCs whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are prohibited
from accessing the Internet.
z
Whitelist: The PCs whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are allowed
to access the Internet.
You can select either of the preceding modes for the MAC address filtering function.
The MAC address filtering function controls the option of allowing a PC connected to the
terminal to access the Internet. The wireless MAC filtering function controls the option of
allowing a PC to be connected to the terminal through a wireless network.
Configuration Example
For example, you have bought a PC for your child who is in a primary school. To restrict
the Internet access period of the child to from 19:00 to 20:00 in each evening and to
protect your PC from being restricted, you can use the blacklist mode of the MAC
address filtering function.
Suppose the MAC address of the PC of your child is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
.
After the function of automatically synchronizing the time of the terminal with the
network time is enabled, you need to create the following two filtering rules:
z
Rule 1: From 00:00 to 18:59 each day, prohibit the PC whose MAC address is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
from accessing the Internet. The name of this rule is
Internet
access before 19:00 in the evening
.
z
Rule 2: From 19:59 to 23:59 each day, prohibit the PC whose MAC address is
00:11:09:11:04:DD
from accessing the Internet. The name of this rule is
Internet
access after 20:00 in the evening
.
The configuration procedure is as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Advanced Setup > Security
>
Parental Control
.
Step 3
Click
Add
.
Step 4
Set the following parameters based on rule 1.
z
User Name: Internet access before 19:00 in the evening
z
Other MAC Address: 00:11:09:11:04:DD
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z
Click to select: Select from Monday to Sunday
z
Start Blocking Time (hh:mm): 00:00
z
End Blocking Time (hh:mm): 18:59
Step 5
Click
Save/Apply
.
Step 6
Click
Add
.
Step 7
Set the following parameters based on rule 2.
z
User name: Internet access after 20:00 in the evening
z
Other MAC address: 00:11:09:11:04:DD
z
Click to select: Select from Monday to Sunday
z
Start Blocking Time (hh:mm): 19:59
z
End Blocking Time (hh:mm): 23:59
Step 8
Click
Save/Apply
.
----End
z
Make sure enable auto synchronization with network time. If not, contact the Internet
Service Provider.
z
To delete a rule, select the rule from the rule list. In the
Remove
column, select the rule.
Then click
Remove
.
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7
Maintenance Guide
7.1 Changing the Administrator Password
Functio
eters,
to the Web-based configuration utility, you can change the administrator
n Overview
You can configure all the parameters of the terminal through the Web-based
configuration utility. To prevent unauthorized personnel from changing these param
you need to use the administrator name and password to log in to the Web-based
configuration utility.
After logging in
password.
If you cannot remember the password that has been changed, you can restore the default
settings of the terminal by pressing and holding the RESET button for more than 3s. In this
case, the login password of the Web-based configuration utility is restored to
VF-IRhg556
.
When the default settings are restored, your customized data is lost. Therefore, use the RESET
.
Config
r example, to change the password to
tion tree.
ord
MyWebPassword
in
New Password
text box. Enter the new
assword
again in
Confirm Password
text box.
Step 6
e/Apply
.
button with caution
uration Example
The administrator password is
VF-IRhg556
. Fo
MyWebPassword
, do as follows:
Step 1
Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
Choose
Management
>
Access Control > User Management
in the naviga
Step 3
Select
admin
from the
Username
drop-down list box.
Step 4
Enter the currently used password
VF-IRhg556
in
Old Password
text box.
Step 5
Enter the new passw
MyWebP
password
Click
Sav
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