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6 Thomson Gateway
GUI
Region:
Displays your regulatory region and is not configurable.
Channel:
Displays the channel that is currently used by the Access Point.
When the Channel Selection is set to Automatic this parameter is not configurable.
When the Channel Selection is set to Manual, you can select the channel.
Extension Channel:
Displays the secondary channel that is used to send and receive data.
Under Security:
Broadcast Network Name:
By default the Thomson Gateway broadcasts its network name, allowing you to easily recognize your
wireless network in the list of available networks. Once you have configured your wireless clients, you
can disable this feature by clearing this check box.
Encryption:
Allows you to select an encryption method for your wireless network. The following encryption methods
are supported by the Thomson Gateway:
Disabled:
No encryption level is used.
WEP Encryption:
To enable WEP encryption, proceed as follows:
1 Select Use WEP Encryption
2 In the WEP Key Length list, click the desired data security level (either 64 bit or 128 bit).
3 In the WEP Encryption key box, type a Network key of your choice. In case of:
64 bit:
The 40-bit Network key must consist of 5 alphanumeric characters or 10 hexadecimal digits.
128 bit:
The 104-bit Network key consists of 13 alphanumeric characters or 26 hexadecimal digits.
4 Click Apply to immediately apply your changes.
5 Configure your wireless client(s) with the same settings.
WPA-PSK Encryption:
To enable WPA-PSK encryption, proceed as follows:
1 Select Use WPA-PSK Encryption.
2 In the WPA-PSK Encryption Key box, type a pass phrase (also known as Pre-shared key) of your
choice. The pass phrase must consist of 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal digits.
You may only use the Thomson Gateway in the regulatory region mentioned.
It is not recommended to use no encryption level for your wireless network!
If your wireless client(s) support(s) WPA-PSK we recommend you to use WPA-PSK,
because WEP encryption has been proven to have some security issues.
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