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Wireless Setup WPA PSK Option

WPA security changes encryption keys after a specified amount of time.

This is the

most secure option

for wireless networks.

This section assumes you currently have the “Wireless Security Configuration”

window displayed on your computer.

To use the WPA option:

1.

Select the WEP 64-bits option from the “Security Mode” drop-down.

2.

Click

Next

.

Figure 22. Wireless Security Configuration WPA-PSK

3.

The “Wireless WPA Configuration” window is used to configure the algorithm, shared key, and key

renewal options.

Select one of the following options from the “Algorithms” drop-down:

•

TKIP

: (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) TKIP is a more powerful security protocol than WEP

and supports: Verification of the security configuration after the encryption keys are determined,

synchronizes changing of the unicast encryption key for each frame, and the determines a unique

starting unicast encryption key for each pre-shared key authentication.

•

AES

: (Advanced Encryption Standard) AES supports a private key algorithm that ranges from

128 to 256 bits.

4.

Type a key in the “Shared Key” box.

The shared key is used to generate a dynamic encryption key

for gateway security.

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5.

Type a numeric value (in seconds) of the time lapse in changing the key in the “Group Key Renewal”

box and click

Next

.

Note

:

The minimum time value is 30.

Figure 23. Wireless WPA Configuration Window

6.

On the “Congratulations” window, click

Finish

.

The system responds with the “What do I do now?”

window. From this window you may either:

•

Click

Surf Now

. Your Web browser re-directs you to default home page of the Web browser you

are using. You may return to the Gateway’s configuration interface at anytime should you choose

to further configure the Gateway.

•

Click

Continue

. The system responds with the Home window where you can create usage

profiles/rules for different users, change the level or type of security used on the Gateway or

define/configure your network to be managed by the Gateway.

.

Please see the section in this

document titled

Gateway Environment

.

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Gateway Environment

Home Window

After finishing the Setup Wizard and clicking Configure, the Home window appears. When connecting to

the Gateway in the future, this screen appears. Pay special attention to the Login box in the top left-hand

corner of the screen to ensure that you are logged in to access all available features. All configuration

options display for the user defined as Administrator of the Gateway, whereas other users are not given as

many options (depending upon the amount of control assigned in their User Profile).

Figure 24: Home Window (Non-Administrative Log on)

Menu Bar

The only two items on the menu bar are the login drop-down and the Help menu option.

The “Log In”

drop-down is used to login a user or administrator.

The Help option is used to display a Help system for

the gateway.

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Toolbar

The Gateway has three primary toolbar buttons: Users, Devices, and Gateway.

The options for all of the

toolbar buttons differ depending on the user login.

The administrator has the most authority with all

options enabled, while the user has limited options based on the user profile for the login.

Please see the

table below for more information.

Button

Function

Users Button: This button provides access to user profiles and the User Profile Wizard.

This

wizard guides you through the steps required to set up and configure individual user profiles,

allowing you to establish different permissions for different users. User profiles for particular

users of the gateway can be viewed as well.

Devices Button: This button provides access to display all network devices connected to the

Gateway and allows you to view details about each of the devices. You can also view shared

files and resources on other computers if they are shared via Windows File Sharing. (Consult

your Windows systems documentation for more details on enabling file and printer sharing).

Gateway Button: This button provides access to all Gateway configuration options, security

settings, Gateway health monitoring, and Internet connection and network details. The settings

available may differ depending upon your service provider.

Logging into the Gateway

There are two types of primary users that logon to the gateway, administrators and users.

Administrators

have rights to all of the configuration options available on the gateway.

Users have limited access based

on what is set by the administrator for each user.

To logon to the gateway:

1.

Select a user from the “login” drop-down in the upper-left corner of the Home window and click

GO

.

The system responds with the “Welcome to the SpeedStream Gateway” window.

Note

:

If you setup

users without passwords, the “Welcome to the SpeedStream Gateway” window does not appear.

Figure 25. Login Box

2.

Select a user from the “Username” drop-down.

3.

Type the user password in the “Password” box.

4.

Click

Log In

.

The system responds with the Home window.

Note

: Depending on if you logged in as

a user or administrator, determines the modem options in the left-pane of the Home window.

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Logging out of the Gateway

To log out of the gateway:

1.

Click

GO

next to the “Log Out” heading.

The system responds by displaying the Home window.

Figure 26. Logout

Gateway Options

In the left-pan of the Home window, there are configuration options for the gateway.

These options differ

depending on how a user is logged into the system.

An administrator has full configuration rights, while

a user has limited configuration rights.

Please see

Chapter 5. Gateway Configuration Options

for more

information on each option.

Figure 27. Gateway Options on the Home Window (with administrator log on)