Configuring Communication
60
12” and 15” Modero Touch Panels
Configuring the panel for secured access to a WAP
1.
Power-down the panel and insert the interface card into the rear PCMCIA slot as described within the
Installing the wireless card
section on page 20.
2.
Power-up the panel (this allows it to detect the card).
3.
Select
Protected Setup
>
Secondary Connection
(located on the lower-left) to open the Secondary
Connection page.
4.
Locate the Wireless Settings section of the Secondary Connection page (FIG. 60).
5.
Touch the
Network Name (SSID)
field.
6.
From the
Service Set Identifier
keyboard, enter the SSID name used on your target Wireless Access Point
(
case sensitive
).
Do not leave this field blank
. The card must be given the SSID for a target WAP.
One of the most common problems associated with connection to the WAP arises because the SSID
was not entered properly. You must maintain the same case when entering the SSID information.
ABC is not the same as Abc.
7.
Toggle the
Authentication
field between
Open System
or
Shared Key
.
Open System Authentication
allows any device to join the network if the panel’s SSID matches
the WAP’s SSID.
Shared Key Authentication
requires that the panel and the Wireless Access Point have the same
WEP Key to authenticate.
8.
Toggle the
Encryption
field until it reads
WEP64
or
WEP128
.
The 64/128 selection reflects the bit-level
of encryption security. This WEP encryption level must match the encryption level being used on the WAP.
9.
Toggle the
Default
Key field until the value matches the identifier value of the key entered into the
Wireless Access Point.
Do not touch the
Generate
field.
FIG. 60
Secondary Connection page (showing secured values)
PCMCIA wireless card communication
settings with a target WAP
SSID field
Changes on this page take
effect after using the BACK
button to return to the
previous page
Confirm the configuration of the Wireless Access Point being used for communication
by the Modero panel. This includes: encryption level, SSID name, or any other type of
MAC filters active on that WAP.
The Authentication field by default reads
Open System
.
WEP will not work unless the same default key is set on both the panel and the
Wireless Access Point.
For example: if you have your Wireless Access Point set to default key 4 (which
was 01:02:03:04:05), you must set the panel’s key 4 to 01:02:03:04:05.
