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Security alert when using Wireless LAN products
Wireless LAN provides with an advantage of freely connecting to the network as long as you are in
the reach of radio waves.
On the other hand, the radio wave reaches everywhere in the range regardless of obstacles such
as walls. Therefore, if security measure is not taken, the following problems may occur:
Communication content may be compromised
A malicious third party may attempt to intercept the radio wave and steal your ID, password, trans-
mitting images, etc.
Breaking into a system
A malicious third party may access your network without authorization and attempt the following:
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Stealing personal and confidential information (Information leakage)
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Impersonating a specific user, communicating and spreading false information (Impersonation)
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Re-writing the intercepted communication content (Falsification)
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Sending computer viruses to corrupt data or the system (Corruption)
In general, Wireless LAN is equipped with the security-related functions to avoid the above threats.
Therefore, enabling the security functions will reduce the possibility of occurrence of the above.
In order to reduce the occurrence of the security problem, make sure to set up the security-relating
functions before using the Wireless LAN product.
Due to the specification of Wireless LAN, note that there is a possibility of the security function
being compromised by a special manner.
In regard to the security-related settings, please contact your dealer, if necessary.
We would like you to fully understand the risks of using a Wireless LAN product without taking pre-
cautions for security, and we recommend you take your own preventative measures upon your own
judgment and responsibilities.
If security-related problem occurs due to negligence of security measures or the inevitable reasons
caused by the specifications of Wireless LAN, we shall not take any responsibility for the damages
that are caused thereby.
