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Table 6. Edit Private WiFi Network Configuration Options

Option

Description

Band Status

Enables or disables the Gateway’s 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz radio.

•

If you clicked the EDIT button for 2.4G, enable or disable the Gateway’s 2.4 GHz radio.

•

If you clicked the EDIT button for 5G, enable or disable the Gateway’s 5 GHz radio.

Mode

Use this field to select the Gateway wireless mode:

Mode 2.4G

If you clicked the EDIT button for 2.4G, choices are:

•

802.11 b = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11b devices only.

•

802.11 g = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11g devices only.

•

802.11 n = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11n devices only.

•

802.11 b/g = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g devices.

•

802.11 g/n = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11g and 802.11n devices.

•

802.11 b/g/n = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices.

Mode 5G

If you clicked the EDIT button for 5G, choices are:

•

802.11 a = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11a devices only.

•

802.11 a/n = select this setting if your wireless network consists of IEEE 802.11a and 802.11n devices.

Channel Selection

Select how the Gateway will select a channel for communicating over the wireless network. Choices are:

•

Automatic = the Gateway selects the channel automatically.

•

Manual = the Gateway uses the channel specified in the Channel

option.

Channel

If Channel Selection is set to Manual, select a channel on which the radio is to operate. This option does not appear when

Channel Selection is set to Automatic.

SAVE SETTINGS Button

After configuring the settings on this page, click this button to save your settings.

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The

Private WiFi Network 2.4G

and

Private WiFi Network 5G

areas of the WiFi page provide an

EDIT

button for editing private Wi-Fi network settings.



The

EDIT

button under

Private WiFi Network 2.4G

displays the same page for configuring the

Gateway’s 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network settings.



The

EDIT

button under

Private WiFi Network 5G

displays the same page for configuring the

Gateway’s 5 GHz Wi-Fi network settings.

1. Under

Private WiFi Network 2.4G or

Private WiFi Network 5G

on the WiFI page, click the

EDIT

button next to the appropriate radio:

–

For 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network settings, a page similar to the left page in Figure 20 appears.

–

For 5 GHz Wi-Fi network settings, a page similar to the right page in Figure 20 appears.

2. Complete the options in the page (see Table 7).

3. Click

SAVE SETTINGS

.

2.4 GHz Page

5 GHz Page

Figure 20. Edit Private WiFi Network Configuration Pages

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Table 7. Edit Private WiFi Network Configuration Page Options

Option

Description

Private WiFi Network Configuration

Enable/Disable Private WiFi

Enables or disables the Gateway’s private Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz band operation.

Network Name (SSID)

Enter a name for the wireless network. The Wi-Fi name will make it more obvious for other devices to know which

network they are connecting to.

Security Mode

To prevent other computers in the area from using your Internet connection, secure your wireless network by

selecting an encryption method from this drop-down list. There are several selections available, including the

following. (

Risky

appears next to selections that provide little or no protection.)

•

OPEN = wireless transmissions are not protected.

•

WEP = basic encryption and therefore least secure (i.e., it can be easily cracked, but is compatible with a wide

range of devices including older hardware). WEP 64- and 128-bit selections are provided.

•

WPA–PERSONAL–TKIP (TKIP) = a Wi-Fi standard that is stronger than WEP encryption. This selection uses

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption to provide protection against hackers. If you use WPA, each

device in your wireless network must use the same WPA method and network password, or the network will not

work properly.

•

WPA2-PERSONAL = several versions are provided. Some use TKIP encryption, while others use Advanced

Encryption System (AES), which utilizes a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption. WPA2 Personal is stronger

than WPA encryption. Each device in your wireless network must use the same WPA method and network

password, or the network will not work properly.

•

WPA-ENTERPRISE = this option uses WPA and should be used with a RADIUS server connected to the

Gateway. Each device in your wireless network must use the same WPA method and network password, or the

network will not work properly. This setting requires a RADIUS server to be connected to the Gateway.

•

WPA2-ENTERPRISE = this option uses WPA2 and should be used with a RADIUS server connected to the

Gateway. WPA2-ENTERPRISE supports two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption

keys. Select the type of algorithm, AES or TKIP. Each device in your wireless network must use the same WPA

method and network password, or the network will not work properly. This setting requires a RADIUS server to

be connected to the Gateway.

•

WPA-WPA2-ENTERPRISE = allows your devices to connect using the strongest security option they support,

WPA or WPA2. Each device in your wireless network must use the same WPA method and network password,

or the network will not work properly. This setting requires a RADIUS server to be connected to the Gateway.

Network Password

If you select one of the WEP, WPA, or WPA2 encryption settings, enter the case-sensitive password used for

encryption and decryption. For security, each typed password character is masked as a dot (

•

). If you specify a

hexadecimal password, use the letters A to F and numbers 0 to 9.

•

WEP 64 requires a 5 ASCII character or 10 hexadecimal character password.

•

WEP 128: requires a 13 ASCII character or 16 hexadecimal character password.

•

Remaining encryption methods require at least an 8 ASCI- character or a 64 hexadecimal character password.

WEP 802.1x

If Security Mode is set to one of the WEP options, use this option to enable or disable WEP 802.1x. WEP 802.1x is

a robust security protocol that uses port control with dynamically changing encryption keys automatically updated

over the network. WEP 802.11x uses a Remote Authentication Dial-in Service (RADIUS) server for authentication

purposes. This server must be physically connected to the Gateway. If you enable this option, set the next three

RADIUS options.

Radius Server IP

If WEP 802.1x is enabled, enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.

Port

If WEP 802.1x is enabled, enter the port number of the RADIUS server.

Radius Password

If WEP 802.1x is enabled, enter the password of the RADIUS server.

Broadcast Network Name

(SSID)

Check to enable broadcasting of the SSID. When wireless devices survey wireless networks with which to

associate, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Gateway. If enabled, the SSID of the Gateway’s wireless

network will be broadcast wirelessly.

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Option

Description

WMM Enable

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) WMM uses a protocol called Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) to prioritize

traffic on the wireless network. Enabling this setting helps with streaming applications such as audio, video, and

voice over wireless connections if the destination wireless device also supports WMM. For example:

•

In a Voice Over IP (VoIP) phone conversation, you are less likely to hear delays.

•

Watching video, you are more likely to see smooth action.

This delays other network traffic of a less critical nature, such as downloading large files, where a small delay is

acceptable.

WMM Power Save

Enables or disables WMM power save. WMM Power Save provides advanced power savings and is optimized for

latency-sensitive applications, such as VOIP Internet telephony applications and applications that pass audio and

video traffic. WMM Power Save uses fewer frames to transmit the same amount of data in a shorter time, and

extends the time devices can remain in a low-power state.

SAVE SETTINGS Button

After configuring the Private WiFi Network Configuration settings on this page, click this button to save your

settings.

Mac Filter Setting

Mac Filtering Mode

The Media Access Control (MAC) address filtering mode controls network access based on the MAC address of the

network adapter. A MAC address is a unique ID assigned by the manufacturer of the network adapter. This feature

can be configured to allow all, allow, or deny network/Internet access to devices based on their MAC address. The

MAC address can be automatically learned by the Gateway or manually specified using the options under Index

MAC Address.

Use this drop-down list to select the method used by the client stations to connect to the Gateway. Choices are:

•

Allow-All = allow all wireless stations to join (authenticate with) the Wi-Fi network.

•

Allow = allow only the auto-learned or manually added MAC address specified under Index MAC Address to join

the Wi-Fi network.

•

Deny = prevent the auto-learned or manually added MAC address specified under Index MAC Address from

joining the Wi-Fi network.

Index MAC Address

Specify how the MAC filter list is filled. Choices are:

•

Auto-Learned Wireless Devices = the Gateway learns the MAC addresses of the devices whose presence it has

automatically learned.

•

Manually Added Wireless Devices = enter the MAC address of the device.

SAVE FILTER SETTING Button

After configuring the Mac Filter Settings on this page, click this button to save your settings.

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The WIFI page provides two buttons for configuring WPS settings:



ADD WIFI 2.4G PROTECTED SETUP (WPS) CLIENT

lets you configure WPS settings for the

Gateways 2.4 GHz wireless radio.



ADD WIFI 5G PROTECTED SETUP (WPS) CLIENT

lets you configure WPS settings for the

Gateways 5 GHz wireless radio.

The WPS settings for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless radios are the same.

You can also display these pages by clicking

ADD WIFI PROTECTED SETUP (WPS 2.4G) CLIENT

or

ADD WIFI PROTECTED SETUP (WPS 5G) CLIENT

from the Connected Devices > Computers page.

Note:

You must enable WPS before a wireless device can connect to the Gateway using WPS.

To configure WPS settings:

1. Click the appropriate

ADD WIFI PROTECTED SETUP (WPS) CLIENT

button for the wireless radio

you want to configure:

–

For 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi radio settings, a page similar to the left page in Figure 21 appears.

–

For 5 GHz Wi-Fi radio settings, a page similar to the right page in Figure 21 appears.

2. Complete the options in the WPS page (see Table 8).

2.4 GHz Page

5 GHz Page

Figure 21. WPS Pages