Configuring the Wireless Network
Configuring Basic Wireless Settings
Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall Administration Guide
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•
TKIP/AES
—Choose
TKIP/AES
to ensure compatibility with older wireless
devices that may not support AES.
•
AES
—This option is more secure.
STEP 6
In the
RADIUS Server
field, enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.
STEP 7
In the
RADIUS Port
field, enter the port used to access the RADIUS server.
STEP 8
In the
Shared Key
field, enter an alphanumeric phrase.
STEP 9
In the
Key Renewal
field, enter the duration of time (600–7200 seconds) between
key renewals. The default value is 3600.
STEP 10
Click
Save
to save your settings.
STEP 11
Click
Back
to go back to the
Basic Settings
page.
Configuring MAC Filtering
You can use MAC Filtering to permit or deny access to the wireless network based
on the MAC (hardware) address of the requesting device. For example, you can
enter the MAC addresses of a set of computers and only allow those computers to
access the network. You can configure MAC Filtering for each network or SSID.
To configure MAC filtering:
STEP 1
In the
Wireless Table
(
Wireless
>
Basic Settings
), check the box for the network
you want to configure.
STEP 2
Click
Edit MAC Filtering
. The
Wireless MAC Filter
page appears.
STEP 3
In the
Edit MAC Filtering
field, check the
Enable
box to enable MAC Filtering for
this SSID.
STEP 4
In the
Connection Control
field, choose the type of access to the wireless
network:
•
Prevent
—Select this option to prevent devices with the MAC addresses
listed in the
MAC Address Table
from accessing the wireless network. This
option is selected by default.
•
Permit
—Select this option to allow devices with the MAC addresses listed
in the
MAC Address Table
to access the wireless network.
