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• With the individually modified
WLAN name (SSID)
you can easily recognize your
own wireless home network among other wireless home networks.
• Enter your individual
WLAN name (SSID)
in the entry field
.
Notice:
The WLAN name (SSID) can be up to 32 signs long and consist of signs,
numbers or special signs. But please avoid personal info embedded in the name such
as e-mail addresses, birthdays, names, telephone numbers or addresses.
Suggestion:
If you assign different WLAN names (SSID), you can distinguish them
better when installing Wi-Fi capable network devices.
What does the visibility of the WLAN name mean?
If you do not want your wireless home network (WLAN) to be seen by others you can
deactivate the visibility of your network.
• The option
visible
makes it easier for your wireless home networks (WLAN) to be
found and chosen by new network capable device for installation.
• The option
invisible
slightly increases the protection against unauthorized access,
but does not replace at all an encryption of the wireless home network (WLAN). If
you choose this option then you have to manually add the configured SSID name of
Speedport to the Wi-Fi capable device.
4. If you have finished configuring the settings according to your requirements, click
on the tab
.
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Figure 3-16 WLAN Encryption
5. Now you can carry on with the
encryption
settings of your wireless home network
(WLAN).
Which encryption shall you use?
You have the possibility to change the preset encryption. This might be necessary if
you want to build up a wireless home network with older network capable devices.
The secure WPA2 encryption is the default setting.
Notice:
The set encryption is valid for both frequency bands.
Suggestion:
The supported encryption of your WLAN network capable devices can
be learnt form their respective instruction manuals.
Which WLAN key you should choose?
If you want to change the WLAN key, pleaseenter your personal WLAN key in the
entry field.
Choose a WLAN key consisting of at least eight and at most 63 signs. Do not insert
empty spaces. The longer the WLAN key the more secure it is. But please avoid
embedding personal information such as birthdays, names, telephone numbers and
addresses.
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Notice:
Assign personal and secure password! Especially for the device password of
your Speedport, the internet access password (PPPoE) and the WLAN key.
Suggestion:
The WLAN key has to be inserted at every WLAN network capable
device, which you want to connect with the Speedport through WLAN.
6. Click on the tab
.
7. The configuration of your Wireless home network (WLAN) is now finished. Click on
the tab
to close your assistant.
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3.3 Overview
After connecting and configuration your Speedport, the device is available for the
connected devices within the home network.
After finishing the step-by-step assistant your Speedport displays an overview of
settings. You can also call the page by clicking the tab
.
Figure 3-16 Overview
By clicking the single statements you can adapt the respective settings.
Click on the statements
Internet assistant
or
WLAN assistant
, if you want to execute
the installation assistants once more.
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Overview Internet
Figure 3-16 Internet assistant
• The first point shows, if the internet connection is
active
or
inactive
.
• The second point shows you the
status
of the internet connection.
• The third point displays the
online time
. This value show the duration since your
Speedport has been connected to the internet without interruption.
• Click on the statement
Internet assistant
, if you want to execute the assistant for
installation once more.
Suggestion:
Click on the statement
How can I...?
, for using the help function
integrated in the Speedport.
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