2. System and Network Setup
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2-7-3 Wireless Security
It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly!
If you don’t, hackers and
malicious users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent and this
will cause serious security problem.
To set wireless security settings, Please click ‘Wireless’ menu on the left of web
management interface, then click ‘Security Settings’, then follow the following instructions
to set wireless security settings:
Please select an encryption method from ‘Encryption’ dropdown menu, there are four
options:
2-7-3-1 Disable wireless security
When you select this mode, data encryption is disabled, and every wireless device in
proximity will be able to connect your wireless router if no other security measure is enabled
(like MAC address access control - see section 2-7-4, or disable ESSID broadcast).
Only use this option when you really want to allow everyone to use your wireless
router, and you don’t care if there’s someone reads the data you transfer over
network without your consent.
2-7-3-2 WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy
When you select this mode, the wireless router will use WEP encryption, and the following
setup menu will be shown on your web browser:
