Renkforce PL500D WiFi User Manual

Network configuration 25
Renkforce PL500D WiFi
For operation as an access point, a (transmission) channel must be specified.
There are 13 channels available. We recommend keeping the default setting
Auto, since in this setting the PL500D WiFi selects the channel regularly and
independently. In other
words, if the last connected station logs out, a search
for a suitable channel is carried out immediately. If no stations are connected,
the device automatically selects a channel every 15 minutes.
Without encryption, not only are all data tran
smitted from client computers to
the PL500D WiFi in your wireless network without protection, but
there is also
no password prompt to establish the connection. If no other security meas-
ures were set up, such as a WLAN filter (see Chapter 'WLAN filters'), third
parties can gain access to your network
at any time and, for example, share
your Internet connection. Usually this happens without you noticing it.
To secure the data transmission in your wireless network the
re are two secu-
rity standards available.
• The
older and weaker WEP standard can protect communication with the
help of a key having either 10 or 26 characters. To do so, enter a series of
hexadecimal characters with
the corresponding number of characters into
the Key field.
• The state-of-the-art WPA and WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) methods
allow individualised keys
consisting of letters and numbers and the dis-
played special characters with a length of up to 63 characters. You can
simply enter this usin
g the keyboard, without having to convert it into hexa-
decimal format first (as with WEP). Under Mode, you can limit access of cli-
ents to the PL500D WiFi to the method you have selected.
Save all modified settings before lea
ving this configuration area again.
You should always encrypt the connections in
your WLAN. Otherwise anyone
within range could penetrate into your home network and, for example, share
your Internet connection. Always select the better WPA2 encryption method
if possible. Use WEP only if one of your wireless terminal devices does not
operate with a better standard
4.5.2 Guest account
If you have friends or acquaintances visiting and you want to provide them
with Internet access but without giving away the password for your Wi-Fi, you
can set up a separate guest account in addition to the main Internet connec-
tion. The guest account can have its own SSID,
time limit and Wi-Fi pass-

Renkforce PL500D WiFi Specifications

General

Brand	Renkforce
Model	PL500D WiFi
Category	Adapter
Language	English