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Access Control
The MAC Filtering feature of the Wireless 54Mbps ADSL Router allows
you to control access to your network for up to 32 clients based on
the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the client machine. This
ID is unique to each network adapter. If the MAC address is listed in
the table, then the access right of the client machine is controlled by
the Access Rule.
Parameter
Description
ESSID
Extended Service Set ID. The ESSID must be the same on the
Wireless 54Mbps ADSL Router and all of its wireless clients.
ESSID Broadcast
Enable or disable the broadcasting of the SSID.
Wireless Mode
This device supports both 11g and 11b wireless networks. Make
your selection depending on the type of wireless network that
you have.
Channel
The radio channel used by the wireless router and its clients to
communicate with each other. This channel must be the same on
the Wireless 54Mbps ADSL Router and all of its wireless clients.
The Wireless 54Mbps ADSL Router will automatically assign itself
a radio channel, or you may select one manually.
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Security
To make your wireless network safe, you should turn on the security
function. The Wireless 54Mbps ADSL Router supports WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), and 802.1x
security mechanisms.
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WEP
If you use WEP to protect your wireless network, you need to set the
same parameters for the Wireless 54Mbps ADSL Router and all your
wireless clients.
Parameter
Description
WEP Mode
Select 64 bit or 128 bit key to use for encryption.
Key Entry Method
Select Hex or ASCII code for encryption key generation.
Key Provisioning
Select Static if there is only one fixed key for encryption. If you
want to select Dynamic, you would need to enable 802.1x
function first.
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You may automatically generate encryption keys or manually enter
the keys. To generate the key automatically with passphrase, select
Passphrase
and then enter a string of characters. Select the default
key from the dropdown menu. Click
SAVE SETTINGS
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Note:
The passphrase can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric
characters.
To manually configure the encryption key, enter five hexadecimal
pairs of digits for each 64-bit key, or enter 13 pairs for the single 128-
bit key. A hexadecimal digit is a number or letter in the range 0-9 or
A-F.
WEP protects data transmitted between wireless nodes but does not
protect any transmissions over your wired network or over the
Internet.
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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) combines temporal key integrity
protocol (TKIP) and 802.1x mechanisms. It provides dynamic key
encryption and 802.1x authentication service.
Parameter
Description
Cypher suite
The security mechanism used in WPA for encryption.
Authentication
Choose 802.1X or Pre-shared Key to use as the authentication
method.
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802.1X: for the enterprise network with a RADIUS server.
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Pre-shared key: for the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO)
network environment without an authentication server.
Pre-shared key type
Select the key type to be used in the Pre-shared Key.
Pre-shared Key
Type in the key here.
Group Key Re-Keying
The period of renewing broadcast/multicast key.
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