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Chapter 7
Thomson Gateway Wireless Configuration
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 802.11b/g
Only stations that are configured in 802.11b/g mode can associate.
 802.11g
Only stations that are configured in 802.11g mode can associate.
> Change the way a channel is selected:
 Automatic: the Thomson Gateway selects a channel.
 Manual: you can select a fixed channel.
> Allow or block multicast packets from the Internet.
Security settings
> Enable/disable the broadcast of your network name.
> Select the access control mode:
 New stations are allowed (automatically):
All new stations can access the Thomson Gateway WLAN.
 New stations are allowed (via registration):
Only allowed stations in the Access Control List (ACL) have access. You can add new stations via
registration.
For more information, see “ Registering wireless stations” on page 61
 New stations are not allowed:
Only allowed stations in the Access Control List (ACL) have access.
For more information, see “ Registering stations via Web pages” on page 62.
> Select the encryption method:
 Disabled.
 WEP Encryption, see “ Enabling WEP” on page 58.
 WPA-PSK Encryption, see “ Enabling WPA-PSK” on page 59.
Enabling WEP
To enable WEP:
1 Select Use WEP Encryption
2 In the WEP Key Length list, click the desired Data Security level (either 64-bit or 128-bit and Alphanumeric
or Hexadecimal).
3 In the Encryption key box, type a Network key of your choice. In case of:
 64 bit, Alphanumeric:
The 40-bit Network key must consist of 5 alphanumeric characters.
 64 bit, Hexadecimal:
The 40-bit Network key must consist of 10 hexadecimal digits.
 128 bit, Alphanumeric:
The 104-bit Network key consists of 13 alphanumeric characters.
 128 bit, Hexadecimal:
The 104-bit Network key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits.
4 Click Apply to immediately apply your changes.
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In case they are not blocked on the wireless interface, high bandwidth multicast streams,
such as the ones used typically by digital TV broadcasts, negatively impact the forwarding
performance of the Thomson Gateway significantly.
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If your wireless station(s) support(s) WPA-PSK, we recommend you to use WPA-PSK, because
WEP encryption has been proven to have some security issues.