Administration Manual ip500pbxw – English
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To configure security, choose one of the following options:
If you do not want to use Wireless Network security, click the Off radio button and then click
Next>
. Off is the default
setting, but you are
strongly recommended
to use wireless network security on your system.
If you are following the
First
Time
Settings
wizard, the next page in the wizard sequence is displayed, which
allows you to
Configure
Wireless
Address
Authentication.
If you have accessed this page from the
General
Settings
section of the
Wireless
Network
page, click on the
Confirm
Changes
button to apply changes and return to the
Wireless
Network
page.
If you want to use WEP 64bit data encryption, click on the 64bit encryption on the wireless network radio button and then
click Next>. Now follow the instructions in Configuring 64bit or 128bit encryption on page 96.
If you want to use WEP 128bit data encryption, click on the 128bit encryption on the wireless network radio button and then
click Next>. Now follow the instructions in Configuring 64bit or 128bit encryption on page 96.
If you want to use WPA, click on the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) on the wireless network radio button and then click
Next>. Now follow the instructions in Configuring WPA security on page 96.
Disabling the Broadcast of the SSID Network Identifier
For additional security you can disable the broadcast of the Network Identifier, SSID. Unticking the
Enable
SSID
Broadcast
button on the Wireless security page does this. To connect to a network that is not broadcasting the SSID it is
necessary to enter the SSID manually in the network connection properties in the Control panel of your PC.
Configuring 64bit or 128bit encryption
The example set in this section is for 128bit encryption, however the outline also applies to 64bit encryption.
1.
Once you have selected your WEP encryption method and then clicked
Next>,
the following page is displayed:
2.
Click in the
Key
box and type a unique 26-character hex network key, such as
A6F34B2CE5D68BE90A6F34B2CE
.
Definition
Hexadecimal or ‘hex’ numbers each have a value of 0 to 9 or A to
F. Each number represents four bits of binary data.
Note that if you selected 64bit, you will need to type a unique 10-character hex network key.
3. Click
Next>.
If you are following the
First
Time
Settings
wizard, the next page in the wizard sequence is displayed, which allows
you to
Configure
Wireless
Address
Authentication
.
If you have accessed this page from the
General
Settings
section of the
Wireless
Network
page, click on the
Confirm
Changes
button to apply changes and return to the
Wireless
Network
page.
Configuring WPA security
Once you have selected WPA and then clicked
Next>
, the following page is displayed:
