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WLAN Security
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◆ Access Policy — The Wireless Broadband Router provides a MAC
address filtering facility. The access policy can be set to allow or reject
specific station MAC addresses. This feature can be used to connect
known wireless devices that may not be able to support the configured
security mode.
◆ Add a station MAC — Enter the MAC address of the station that you
want to filter. MAC addresses must be entered in the format
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.
WLAN SECURITY
The Wireless Broadband Router’s wireless interface is configured by default
as an “open system,” which broadcasts a beacon signal including the
configured SSID. Wireless clients with a configured SSID of “ANY” can read
the SSID from the beacon, and automatically set their SSID to allow
immediate connection to the wireless network.
To implement wireless network security, you have to employ one or both of
the following functions:
◆ Authentication — It must be verified that clients attempting to
connect to the network are authorized users.
◆ Traffic Encryption — Data passing between the unit and clients must
be protected from interception and eavesdropping.
The Wireless Broadband Router supports supports ten different security
mechanisms that provide various levels of authentication and encryption
depending on the requirements of the network.
Click on “Wireless Settings,” followed by “Basic”.
Figure 30: Security Mode Options
The supported security mechanisms and their configuration parameters are
described in the following sections:
◆ OPEN, SHARED, WEP-AUTO — See “Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)”
on page 70
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