Chapter 6 Wireless
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6.2.1 No Security
Select
No Security
to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any
data encryption or authentication.
If you do not enable any wireless security on your Device, your network is accessible to any
wireless networking device that is within range.
Figure 27
Wireless > General: No Security
MBSSID/LAN
Isolation
Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with clients in
other SSIDs or wired LAN devices through the Device.
Select both
Client Isolation
and
MBSSID/LAN Isolation
to allow this SSID’s wireless
clients to only connect to the Internet through the Device.
Channel Selection
Set the channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel or use
Auto
to have the Device automatically determine a channel to
use. If you are having problems with wireless interference, changing the channel may
help. Try to use a channel that is as many channels away from any channels used by
neighboring APs as possible. The channel number which the Device is currently using
then displays in the
Operating Channel
field.
Scan
Click this button to have the Device immediately scan for and select a channel (which
is not used by another device) whenever the device reboots or the wireless setting is
changed.
Operating Channel
This is the channel currently being used by your AP.
Security Level
Security Mode
Select
Basic
or
More Secure
to add security on this wireless network. The wireless
clients which want to associate to this network must have same wireless security
settings as the Device. When you select to use a security, additional options appears
in this screen.
Or you can select
No Security
to allow any client to associate with this network
without any data encryption or authentication.
See the following sections for more details about wireless security modes.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the Device.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to restore your previously saved settings.
Table 9
Network > Wireless LAN > General (continued)
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