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5.4
Securing Your Wireless Connection
Introduction
You can protect the wireless communication between the wireless clients and your MediaAccess Gateway with a wireless key.
This means that:
Only clients which use the correct Network Name (SSID) and wireless key can connect to your network.
All data passing through your wireless access point is secured and encrypted.
Encryption types
Over the years a number of encryption types have been developed. The list below gives you an overview of the supported
encryption types ordered by descending security level; you will find the highest level of security at the top of the list:
WPA-PSK Encryption:
The wireless connection is secured with a pre-shared key that has been defined by the user. Wireless clients must be
configured with this key before they can connect to the MediaAccess Gateway. The MediaAccess Gateway supports the
following WPA-PSK versions (ordered by descending security):
WPA2-PSK:
The most recent and most secure version of WPA-PSK. Choose this version if you are sure that all your wireless clients
support WPA2-PSK.
WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
:
This is a mixed mode. In this mode WPA2-PSK, is the preferred encryption type but wireless clients do not support
WPA2-PSK, can still use WPA-PSK as encryption type. Choose this option if not all of your wireless clients support
WPA2-PSK or if you are not sure. Wireless clients that support WPA2-PSK will use WPA2-PSK, the others will use
WPA-PSK.
WPA-PSK
:
The first version of
WPA-PSK.
Choose this option if you are sure that none of your wireless clients support
WPA2-PSK.
WEP Encryption:
The least safe encryption type used for wireless connections. Like WPA-PSK it uses a user-defined key, but WEP has
been proven to have security issues.
Configuration
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
MediaAccess Gateway GUI
.
For more information, see
“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 37
.
2
Under
Home Network
, click
Wireless
.
3
The
Wireless Access Point
page appears. In the upper-right corner, click
Configure
.
If you want to configure WPA2-PSK on the built-in wireless utility of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you first
have to:
Upgrade your Windows XP to Service Pack 3.
- or -
Install the following update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021
.
Although the MediaAccess Gateway allows you to use WEP or no security, we strongly advise against using one
of them! Use
WPA(2)-PSK
instead.
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In the
Security Mode
list, select one of the following modes:
WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK
For more information, see
“Encryption types” on page 48
.
5
In the
WPA-PSK Encryption Key
box, type a the key of your choice. The key must be in one of the following formats:
8 to 63 alphanumeric characters. For example: MyKey123
8 to 64 hexadecimal characters (characters from 0 to 9 and from A to F). For example: C54F48A5.
6
Click
Apply
.
7
Reconnect your wireless client(s) to the MediaAccess Gateway using these new security settings.
For more information, see
“5.1 Connecting Your Wireless Client via WPS” on page 44
or
“5.2 Connecting Your Wireless
Client without WPS” on page 46
.
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6 TELEPHONY
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Telephony
Voice over IP (VoIP)
VoIP is a technology in which telephone calls are made over the Internet. This allows you to save on communication costs,
especially for long-distance calls.
The expensive solution
To be able to make your phone calls over the Internet you could either:
Buy an IP phone.
These IP phones are special phones that you can connect to your Internet Gateway.
Install VoIP software on your computer and make your phone calls via your computer.
The Technicolor solution
With the MediaAccess Gateway you can make both VoIP and traditional telephone calls using a traditional analogue phone.
If your MediaAccess Gateway is not powered, the traditional telephone network (if connected) will automatically selected.
This way you are still able to make emergency calls.
In this chapter
This chapter covers following topics:
Topic
Page
6.1
Setting Up Your Telephone Network
52
6.2
Address Book
56
6.3
Telephony Services
58
6.4
Viewing Call Logs
63
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6.1
Setting Up Your Telephone Network
Procedure
To set up your telephone network, follow these steps:
1
Connect your traditional phone(s), DECT base station or fax to the green
Phone
port(s) on the back panel of your
MediaAccess Gateway.
2
Connect your MediaAccess Gateway to the traditional network.
For more information, see
“6.1.1 Connection to the Traditional Telephone Network” on page 53
.
3
Configure the VoIP service on your MediaAccess Gateway.
For more information, see
“6.1.2 Configuring the MediaAccess Gateway VoIP Service” on page 54
.

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