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Encryption Key #1 – #4

: The encryption keys. You enter keys using hexadecimal digits.

For 40/64bit encryption, you need ten digits; 26 digits for 128bit, and 58 digits for 256bit

WEP. Hexadecimal characters are 0 – 9, and a – f.

Examples:

•

40bit: 02468ACE02

•

128bit: 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789

•

256bit:

592CA140F0A238B0C61AE162F592CA140F0A238B0C61AE162F21A09C

Use WEP encryption key (1 – 4) #

: Specifies which key the Gateway will use to encrypt

transmitted traffic. The default is key #1.

You disable the wireless LAN by unchecking the Enable Wireless checkbox, clicking the

button, followed by the

link.

WPA Version Allowed

If you select either

WPA-802.1x

or

WPA-PSK

as your privacy setting, the

WPA Version

Allowed

pull-down menu appears to allow you to select the WPA version(s) that will be

required for client connections. Choices are:

•

WPA Version 1 and 2

, for maximum interoperability,

•

WPA Version 1 Only

, for backward compatibility,

•

WPA Version 2 Only

, for maximum security.

All clients must support the version(s) selected in order to successfully connect.

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Multiple SSIDs

The

Multiple Wireless SSIDs

feature allows you to add additional network identifiers

(SSIDs or

Network Names

) for your wireless network.

To enable Multiple Wireless SSIDs, click the

link.

When the Multiple Wireless SSIDs screen appears, check the

Enable SSID

checkbox for

each SSID you want to enable.

The screen expands to allow you to name each additional Wireless ID, and specify a Pri-

vacy mode for each one.

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Privacy modes available from the pull-down menu for the multiple SSIDs are:

WPA-PSK

,

WPA-802.1x

, or

Off-No Privacy

.

WEP

can also be selected on the additional SSIDs as

long as it is not used on the primary SSID.

WEP can only be used on one SSID, so any oth-

ers will not have WEP available.

These additional Wireless IDs are “Closed System Mode” Wireless IDs that will not be

shown by a client scan, and therefore must be manually configured at the client. In addi-

tion, wireless bridging between clients is disabled for all members of these additional net-

work IDs.

Click the

button.

After your first entry, the Alert icon

will appear in the upper right corner of your screen.

When you are finished adding SSIDs, click the Alert icon, and Save your changes and

restart the Gateway.

Wireless MAC Authorization

Wireless MAC Authorization

allows you to specify which client PCs are allowed to join

the wireless LAN by specific hardware address. Once it is enabled, only entered MAC

addresses that have been set to

Allow

will be accepted onto the wireless LAN. All unlisted

addresses will be blocked, in addition to the listed addresses with

Allow

disabled.

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To enable Wireless MAC Authentication, click the

link.

When the Wireless MAC Authentication screen appears, check the

Enable Wireless MAC

Authorization

checkbox:

The screen expands as follows:

Click the

button. The

Authorized Wireless MAC Address Entry

screen appears.

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Enter the MAC (hardware) address of the client PC you want to authorize for access to your

wireless LAN. The

Allow Access?

checkbox is enabled by default. Unchecking this check-

box specifically denies access from this MAC address. Click the

button.

☛

Note:

When MAC Authorization is enabled, all wireless clients are blocked until their

MAC addresses are added to the Authorized list.

Your entry will be added to a list of up to 32 authorized addresses as shown:

You can continue to

,

, or

addresses to the list by clicking the respective

buttons.

After your first entry, the Alert icon

will appear in the upper right corner of your

screen. When you are finished adding addresses to the list, click the Alert icon, and Save

your changes and restart the Gateway.