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5 Configuring Frequently Used Functions
HG232f 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
5-4
Step 6
Select
SSID2
for
SSID Index
.
Step 7
Clear
Enable
for
SSID
, and then click
Submit
.
Step 8
Repeat Step 6 and Step 7 to disable other SSIDs.
----End
If you no longer wish to hide the WLAN SSID, you can start broadcasting the SSID again
as follows: In
Hide broadcast
, clear
Enable
, and then click
Submit
.
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User Guide
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5.3.2 Changing the Name of a WLAN
Function Overview
When your router is delivered, the SSID is pre-set. You can find this pre-set SSID on the
rear panel label of your router. However, you can change the SSID of your router as
required.
Configuration Example
If your current SSID index is
SSID1
and you have used this SSID previously, you can
change this SSID to
MyNewSSID
by doing the following:
Step 1
Log in to the web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Basic
>
WLAN
.
The WLAN configuration page is then displayed.
Step 3
Select
SSID1
for
SSID Index
.
Step 4
In
SSID
, enter
MyNewSSID
.
Step 5
Click
Submit
.
----End
5.3.3 Using Secure Encryption
Function Overview
To improve the security of a WLAN, it is important to select an optimum security mode
for the WLAN. After such a security mode is used, a wireless client should provide a
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User Guide
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valid password when connecting to the WLAN, encrypting data that is being transmitted.
As a result, only authorized parties can use the WLAN and the data transmitted on the
WLAN is protected against unauthorized access.
The router supports WEP encryption and multiple security modes, such as WPA-PSK
and WPA2-PSK, meeting security requirements in diversified network environments.
The WPS function can be used only when the security mode is set to
WPA-PSK
,
WPA2-PSK
, or
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
.
Configuration Example
If you use the router at home and wish to select an optimum security mode, set the
parameters as follows:
Set the security mode to
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
.
Set the encryption mode to
AES
.
Set the password used for accessing the WLAN to
MyPassword@2012
.
To set the preceding parameters:
Step 1
Log in to the web-based configuration utility.
Step 2
In the navigation tree, choose
Basic
>
WLAN
.
The WLAN configuration page is displayed.
Step 3
Select
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
for
Security
.
Step 4
In
WPA pre-shared key
, enter
MyPassword@2012
.
Step 5
Select
AES
for
WPA Encryption
.
Step 6
Click
Submit
.
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----End
After the password used to access a WLAN is changed, you need to enter the new password
when connecting a computer to the WLAN.
5.3.4 Allowing Only Specified Computers 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 prevent certain computers from connecting to the WLAN or allow
only specified computers to be connected, preventing unauthorized users from accessing
the WLAN.
Through the wireless MAC filtering function of the router, the preceding functions can
be used after you enter the MAC addresses of the computers to be controlled.
The wireless MAC filtering function can be implemented in the following modes:
Blacklist: The computers whose MAC addresses are listed in the filtering list are
prevented from connecting to the WLAN.
Whitelist: The computers 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 whether to allow a computer to
be connected to the router through a WLAN. The MAC address filtering function described
in section 6.4 "Controlling the Internet Access Rights of " controls the option of whether to
allow a computer connected to the router to access the Internet.
Configuration Example
If you have a desktop computer and laptop at home, the default SSID of your WLAN is
MyNewSSID
. The desktop computer is connected to the router through a network cable
while a wireless network adapter is installed on the laptop. To allow only the laptop to be
connected to the WLAN and prevent other unauthorized parties 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:
Step 1
View and record the MAC address of the laptop.
Using the Windows XP operating system as an example to view the MAC address of a
computer:
1.
Choose
Start
>
Run
.
2.
In
Open
, enter
cmd
. Then press
Enter
.
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User Guide
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3.
In the displayed command line window, enter
ipconfig /all
, and then press
Enter
.
Multiple lines of information are displayed. Find the 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 computer.
Step 2
Log in to the web-based configuration utility.
Step 3
In the navigation tree, choose
Basic
>
WLAN
.
The WLAN configuration page is then displayed.
Step 4
Click
WLAN Filtering
.
Step 5
Select
Enable
.
Step 6
Select
Whitelist
.
Step 7
Click
New
.
Step 8
In
Source MAC address
, enter the MAC address of the laptop.
For example, the MAC address can be
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 9
Click
Submit
.
----End
5.4 Controlling the Internet Access Rights of
Computers
Function Overview
You can prevent certain computers from accessing the Internet or allow only certain
computers to access the Internet. In addition, you can specify the period during which
computers are not allowed to access the Internet.

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