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Configuration 148
DECT over IP
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is transmitted at regular intervals, making it easier to find the
networks you’re looking for, using the “View available wireless
networks” function in Windows XP, for example.
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For standard operation you should leave the following settings
at their default values:
VLAN Tag at 0 (Off), Beacon Period
at 100 ms, DTIM Period at 5, RTS Threshold at 2347 (Off),
Fragmentation Threshold at 2346 (Off), Maximum Bitrate
at 54 Mbit/s, 802.11b/g Mode at “Mixed” and Interference
Avoidance on “Off”.
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 Equiva-
lent 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