THOMSON SpeedTouch 576, User Manual

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Chapter 2
Local Network Setup
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2.2.3 Wireless Security
Introduction
Since the SpeedTouch™ wireless environment is a radio environment, precautions
must be taken to ensure that your wireless network is safe from malicious intruders.
To secure your wireless network, following wireless access point settings can be
personalised:
Your Network Name (SSID)
ACL setting
Data encryption
Security settings
To personalise the wireless security settings on your SpeedTouch™:
1
Go to the SpeedTouch™ web pages.
2
In the menu select
Home Network
.
3
Click your WLAN.
4
On the top right, click
Configure
.
5
On the
Wireless Access Point
page, you can modify the
Security
settings.
Network Name (SSID)
On the
Wireless Access Point
page, you can give a new name to your
Network
Name (SSID)
.
Under
Security
, you can clear
Broadcast Network Name (SSID)
, to prohibit the
Network Name from being broadcasted.
Access Control List
(ACL)
The SpeedTouch™ features a managed Access Control List (ACL) and a physical
registration mechanism in the form of the Association / Registration button on the
front panel of your SpeedTouch™.
On the
Wireless Access Point
page, you have following options for the ACL:
New
stations are
Allowed (automatically)
: All new stations can access the SpeedTouch™.
Allowed (via registration)
: Only allowed stations in the ACL have access.You
can add new stations via the Association / Registration button. For more
information, see
“ Registering clients via association button” on page 30 .
Not allowed
: Only allowed stations in the ACL have access.