Dual-Band Wireless A/G Broadband Router
Security
This enables or disables WEP Encryption. An acronym for Wired
Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption method used to protect your wireless
data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-bit or 128-bit keys to
provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data
transmission. To decode a data transmission, each device in a network must use
an identical 64-bit or 128-bit key. Higher encryption levels offer higher levels
of security, but due to the complexity of the encryption, they may decrease
network performance. To enable WEP, click the radio button beside
Enable
.
Click the
Edit Wireless Security
button to configure the WEP keys for your
2.4GHz, Wireless-G network (see Figure 6-10).
Check all the values, and click the
Apply
button to save your 2.4GHz, Wireless-
G settings. To cancel any changes you’ve entered on this page, click the
Cancel
button. To get more information about the features, click the
Help
button.
Wireless-G (802.11g) Security
The
2.4GHz, 802.11b (WEP)
screen, shown in Figure 6-10, allows you to con-
figure your 2.4GHz, Wireless-G WEP settings. WEP encryption is recom-
mended to increase the security of your wireless network.
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Wireless-G (802.11g)
The
2.4GHz,
802.11g portion of the
Setup
screen, shown in Figure 6-9allows
you to configure your 2.4GHz, Wireless-G wireless network settings.
MAC Address
This shows the Router’s wireless MAC address.
Mode
If you have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, then keep
the default setting,
Mixed
. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select
G-Only
.
If you do not have any Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, select
Disable
.
Channel
Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond
with your network settings, between 36 and 64. All devices in your wireless
network must use the same channel in order to function correctly. If you want
the Router to automatically scan for a clear channel, then click the checkbox.
SSID
The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless net-
work. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network. It is
case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on
the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless
network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (
linksys-g
) to
a unique name.
SSID Broadcast
When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless net-
works to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To
broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting,
Enable
. If you do not
want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select
Disable
.
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Figure 6-9
Figure 6-10
