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Security mode
The Security options for the primary SSID (SSID1) are up to 9 security modes
depending on AP model variations:
Open System.
No authentication, no data encryption.
Static WEP.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys must be manually configured.
Key Length
Select 64-, 128-bits
Selected Key
Select the 1st through the 4th key to be the active key. Enter the key that you need here.
3.5.2.1. Selecting Wireless Security Mode
For security reasons, it’s highly recommended that the security mode be set to options other than
Open System
. When the security mode is set to Open System, no authentication and data encryption
will be performed. Additionally, you can
disable
the SSID broadcasts
functionality so that a wireless
client computer with an “any” SSID cannot associate with the AP.
Fig. 38. Basic IEEE 802.11g security settings
When the
Wireless client isolation
setting is set to
This AP Only
, wireless clients of this HD24613
cannot see each other, and wireless-to-wireless traffic is blocked. When the setting is set to
All APs in
This Subnet
, traffic among wireless users of different HD24613’s in the same IP subnet is blocked.
This feature is useful for WLANs deployed in public places. In this way, hackers have no chance to
attack other wireless users in a
hotspot
.
When the
Wireless client isolation
setting is set to
This AP Only
, wireless clients (STAs) of this
HD24613 cannot see each other, and wireless-to-wireless traffic between the STAs is blocked. When
the setting is set to
All APs in This Subnet
, traffic among wireless users of different HD24613’s in
the same IP subnet is blocked. The behaviors are illustrated in the following figures.
