Zoom X6 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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3

Setting Wireless Security

When you first set up your

X6

wireless network, security is turned off

by default. This means that your wireless signal is not encrypted and

that anyone with compatible wireless technology can access your

computer network and the Internet using your wireless connection.

This chapter explains how to set up wireless security to protect your

network and Internet connection.

Overview

To set up wireless security, you will create and enter a unique

passphrase or an alphanumeric key. Once entered, only devices

with the proper key or passphrase will be allowed to establish a

connection to the network.

There are two basic ways to configure and implement a passphrase

or key. They are

WPA

(WiFi Protected Access) or

WPA2

and

WEP

(

W

ired

E

quivalent

P

rivacy)

64

and

128

bit). WPA2 is best,

but you can use it only if all your wireless devices support the

802.11g profile.

You can check to see if all other clients that you plan to put on the

network support WPA2 or WPA. You can do this by checking the

manual that came with each device or by checking the

configuration software for the installed device. Look under

Security

or

Encryption

or

Setup

or

Advanced Features

. If all

the clients support WPA2 or WPA, proceed with

Setting Up

Security Using WPA2

or

WPA

.

If they do not, skip to

Setting

Up Security Using WEP

.

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Setting Up Security Using WPA2

or WPA

WPA2 and WPA use a

passphrase

that you choose and enter on

the X6 and other wireless devices on the network (clients) to set up

security. To use WPA2 or WPA,

all

of the wireless devices on your

network must support that encryption method.

1

Check to see that all other clients that you plan to put on the

network support WPA2 or WPA

.

If they do not, skip to

Setting Up Security Using WEP

.

2

Click the

Wireless

icon in the

Zoom Configuration Manager

.

This will open the

Wireless Setup

page. Go to

Encryption

(which should say None) and select

WPA2

or

WPA

from the

drop-down menu. A new fill-in box labeled

WPA Passphrase

will open directly below the

Encryption

box.

3

Choose and enter a

Passphrase

. You can enter a word or

phrase, or for greater security you can enter a combination of

numbers and letters. The Passphrase is case-sensitive and can

be up to 8 characters.

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4

Every wireless network client needs to be set individually by

entering the

Passphrase

on all wireless devices on the

network. Open the software that came with the device, which

should be running on the computer where the device is

installed. Find the configuration menu for security, choose

WPA2

or

WPA

, and enter the

Passphrase

, exactly as you

entered it on the

X6

Wireless Setup

page.

Your security setup configuration is now complete!

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Setting Up Security Using WEP

If

all

of your network devices DO NOT support WPA2 or WPA,

you can use WEP to configure network security. WEP can be

configured two ways: 64-bit and 128-bit. 128-bit WEP provides a

bit more security than 64-bit, but 128-bit WEP also tends to

diminish network performance. We recommend that most people

configure their WEP for 64-bit security.

1

Click

the

Wireless

icon in the

Zoom Configuration

Manager

. This will open the

Wireless Setup

page. Go to

Encryption

(which should say None) and select

WEP-64 bit

(

or WEP-128

bit for more security, but diminished network

performance) from the drop-down menu. Six new boxes open

directly below the

Encryption

box.

2

Check

the box marked

Passphrase

and then

choose and enter

a

Passphrase

. You can enter a word or a phrase, or for greater

security you can enter a combination of numbers and letters.

The Passphrase is case-sensitive and can be up to 8 characters.

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If

ALL

of the wireless devices (clients) on the network are

Zoom

devices

, go to

step 3

. If

some or all

or the devices

are not Zoom

devices

, go to

step 4

.

3

If ALL of the wireless devices (clients) on the network are

Zoom devices

, you need to enter the

Passphrase

that you

just entered for each device.

Every wireless network client needs to be set individually.

Open the software that came with the device, which should be

running on the computer where the device is installed. Find the

configuration menu for security, choose

WEP

, and enter

the

Passphrase

, exactly as you entered it on the

X6

Wireless

Setup

page.

Your security setup configuration is now complete!

4

If any or all of the other wireless devices on the network

(clients) are not Zoom devices

, you will enter one of the

keys shown below the Passphrase on each client. You must

enter the same key for each device. The key that you must use

is the key corresponding to the

Default Key

number shown. If

the number in the default key box is 1, use Key 1, and so on.

You can choose the default key you prefer using the pull-down

Default Key

menu box.

Now that you have a key,

enter

it for each client. Every

wireless network client needs to be set individually. Open the

software that came with the device, which should be running

on the computer where the device is installed.

Find the

configuration menu for security, choose

WEP

(

64-bit or 128-

bit

depending on what you selected), and enter the

Default

Key

, exactly as it appears on the

X6

Wireless Setup

page.

Your security setup configuration is now complete!

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