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Manual — Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These

entries are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa.

Select which of the four keys to activate.

See

“Wireless Communications” in Appendix B

for a full explanation of each of these options,

as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.

6.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

How to Configure WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK Wireless Security

To configure WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK, follow these steps:

1.

Click

Wireless Settings

in the Setup section of the main menu.

2.

The

WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WP2-PSK [AES]

is the most flexible, since it allows clients using

either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.

3.

Enter a word or group of 8-63 printable characters in the Passphrase box.

4.

Click

Apply

to save your settings.

Note:

Not all wireless adapters support WPA. Furthermore, client software is also

required. Windows XP with Service Pack 2 does include WPA support.

Nevertheless, the wireless adapter hardware and driver must also support WPA.

For instructions on configuring WPA-PSK security, consult the documentation for

the product you are using.

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How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address

To restrict access based on MAC addresses, follow these steps:

1.

Log in to the WNR834M firewall at its default LAN address of

with its default user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or using whatever

LAN address and password you have set up.

2.

Click

Wireless Settings

in the

Advanced

section of the main menu of the WNR834M

firewall.

3.

From the Wireless Settings menu, click

Setup Access List

to display the Wireless Access

menu shown below.

4.

Click the

Turn Access Control On

check box.

Note:

When configuring the firewall from a wireless computer whose MAC address

is not in the Trusted PC list, if you select

Turn Access Control On

, you will

lose your wireless connection when you click

Apply

. You must then access the

wireless router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer which is on

the access control list to make any further changes.

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5.

Click

Add

to add a wireless device to the wireless access control list. The Wireless Card

Access Setup dialog displays.

6.

In the Available Wireless Cards list, either select from the list of available wireless cards the

WNR834M has found in your area, or enter the MAC address and device name for a device

you plan to use. You can usually find the MAC address printed on the wireless adapter.

7.

Click

Add

to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes

back to the list screen.

8.

Repeat

step 5

to

step 7

for each additional device you wish to add to the list.

9.

Be sure to click

Apply

to save your Wireless Card Access List settings.

Now, only devices on this list are allowed to wirelessly connect to the WNR834M.

Figure 3-8

Note:

You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the firewall’s Attached

Devices menu into the MAC Address box of this menu. To do this, configure

each wireless computer to obtain a wireless link to the firewall. The computer

should then appear in the Attached Devices menu.

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Content Filtering

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Chapter 4

Content Filtering

This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the RangeMax NEXT Wireless

Router WNR834M to protect your network. These features can be found by clicking on the

Content Filtering

heading in the main menu of the browser interface.

Content Filtering Overview

The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M provides you with Web content filtering

options, plus browser activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail. Parents and network

administrators can establish restricted access policies based on time of day, Web addresses and

Web address keywords. You can also block Internet access by applications and services, such as

chat or games.

Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The WNR834M router can restrict access based on Web addresses and Web address keywords. Up

to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Sites menu is shown here.

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