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Configuration
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Tip: If you are using only modern WLAN cards with 802.11g, you
can further speed up data transfer by configuring the setting
802.11b/g Mode to “802.11g only”.
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You can prevent the transmission of wireless network identification (SSID) with
the
Hidden SSID Mode setting. This will however make network identification
difficult and does not generally increase data security, so it is preferable to
leave this on the default setting of “Off”.
Security Settings
On no account should you use Open System or Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
settings , whether out of convenience or in order to avoid configuration problems,
unless of course you want to start up an Internet Cafe!
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Activate the Wifi Protected Access (WPA) option.
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Under Type select the “WPA v.1”setting. If you are running the Microsoft
Windows XP operating system from ServicePack2 or higher on your computer,
you can use the “WPA v.2” setting.
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For standard operation select the Pre-Shared Key option. Enter a password in
the Value input field and leave it set to Text . Use a password with the following
characteristics:
– No words or names that can be found in a dictionary
– At least 8 characters long
– It should also include numbers, a mixture of upper and lower case and
special characters
You could also use the Generate button to generate a password. Some WLAN
configuration software does not convert text into hexadecimal values as a
standard procedure. If this is the case, go to the
Hex Value setting and select
the Generate button.
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Leave the Cipher Length setting at 256 Bit and the Distribution Interval
setting at 120 seconds. You will not usually need the settings for WME or for
configuring Multiple SSIDs for standard operation.
Tip: If you are running an Internet-Cafe without using powerful
encryption, you should, for the sake of your customers’ secu-