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Configuring the Advanced Settings
WPA and WPA2 with authentication server
In large networks (e.g. in companies) WPA enables the use of an additional authentica-
tion service. In this case, user access is controlled by user accounts and passwords, in
addition to WPA encryption. A RADIUS server acts as an authentication server. You can
select the new standard
WPA2
if this is supported by all components in your wireless
network, or select
WPA2 / WPA
if you are using devices that only support WPA.
ì
Select the required option in the
Security
field.
ì
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server in the
RADIUS server IP address
field.
ì
Enter the port of the RADIUS server in the
RADIUS server port
field.
ì
In the
RADIUS server secret key
field, enter a keyword conforming to the conven-
tions of the RADIUS server, which is to be used by the server for authentication.
ì
Click on
OK
to apply the settings.
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WEP encryption
If WPA is not supported by all components in your wireless network, we advise you to
activate
WEP
-
Encryption
on your wireless network components.
ì
In the
Security
field, select the option
WEP
.
ì
Select the
Authentication type
:
Select
Shared
to require that each client logs in to the network with a specified
key.
Select
Open
to permit data transfer within your wireless network without the
need for a key.
You can choose either the standard 64 bit key or the more robust 128 bit key for encryp-
tion. The keys are generated in hexadecimal or in ASCII format. You must use the same
keys for encryption and decryption for both the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable and all
your wireless network adapters.
ì
Select the
Key length
: 64 bit or 128 bit.
ì
Select the
Input type
, i.e. whether you wish to enter the key manually or have it
generated automatically by means of a
Passphrase
.
Generating the key by means of a Passphrase
ì
Enter a
Passphrase
(up to 32 characters) and confirm it by entering it again. Four
keys are generated.
ì
Select one of the four keys as
Default key
.
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Manual key entry
ì
Select the
Key type
,
Hex
or
ASCII
.
.
If you select
Hex
you can use the characters
0
to
9
and
A
to
F
.
With a 64 bit encryption depth the key is exactly 10 characters long.
An example of a valid key: 1234567ABC
With a 128 bit encryption depth the key is exactly 26 characters long.
An example of a valid key: 234567ABC8912345DEF1234567
If you select
ASCII
you can use the characters
0
to
9
,
A
to
Z
and
a
to
z
plus the special
characters in the ASCII character set.
With a 64 bit encryption depth the key is exactly 5 characters long.
An example of a valid key: GIGA1
With a 128 bit encryption depth the key is exactly 13 characters long.
An example of a valid key: GIGASET_SE551
ì
Enter up to four keys in fields
Key 1
to
Key 4
and confirm these keys by entering
them again in fields
Confirm key 1
to
Confirm key 4
.
ì
Select one of the four keys as
Default key
.
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ì
Click on
OK
to apply the settings.
Allowed clients
In this screen you can specify which PCs will have wireless access to the Gigaset SE551
WLAN dsl/cable and hence to your LAN.
ì
In the
Wireless Network
menu, select
Allowed Clients
.
The default setting for access control is disabled. This means that all PCs that use the
correct
SSID
can log in.
The access control is based on the
MAC addresses
of the PCs' network adapters.
ì
Activate access control via the
On
option in the
MAC address filter
field.
Please remember:
u
It is very
important
that you make a note of the entered or generated key(s).
You will need this information to configure the wireless network adapters
properly.
u
When you have concluded the configuration you must change the WEP
encryption on the wireless network adapters for the connected PCs in the
same way as they will not otherwise be given access to the Gigaset SE551
WLAN dsl/cable's wireless network.
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Entering PCs manually:
ì
Enter the required PCs with
MAC address
and
Device name
in the appropriate
fields.
ì
Click on the
Add
button to add the entry to the list.
ì
Click on the
Delete
button to delete the entry from the list.
ì
Apply the settings by clicking
OK
.
Selecting from the list of logged-in PCs
ì
From the
Known wireless clients
list (all PCs that currently have access to the
Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable), select the PC you want to add to the access control.
ì
Click on the
Add
button to add the entry to the list.
ì
Apply the settings by clicking
OK
.
Please remember:
If you activate MAC access control, you must at least enter the PC from which you
are configuring the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable. Otherwise you will no longer
be able to access the user interface and a corresponding error message will be
shown.
If, by mistake, you have denied all PCs access to the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable
you have two choices:
u
You can completely reset the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable (see page 18).
u
You can connect a PC to the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable using one of the
LAN connections. As MAC access control only applies to PCs that are con-
nected wirelessly, you can use this PC to change the configuration.

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