Getting Started
Configuring wireless access
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3
In the
Network Name
box, enter your network name (sometimes known as the
ESSID).
Each wireless client is configured using the same network name. If there is more
than one wireless access point, the network name determines which access point
each wireless client uses.
4
In the
Channel
box, select which radio frequency to use for wireless
communications.
This same frequency must also be specified in each wireless client’s configuration.
5
Select the
Enable Data Encryption
check box to encrypt information sent between
wireless clients and the Magnia SG20. Clear the check box to disable encryption.
This feature is known as Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).
6
If you enabled data encryption in step 5, click the
Configure
hyperlink next to the
Enable Data Encryption
check box to set up or modify the required encryption keys
(passwords).
Configuring Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) keys
on page 43 for further
instructions.
7
Select the
Enable Access Control
check box to specify the wireless clients that can
access your network, using each client’s unique network card MAC address.
This security feature allows only the specified clients to access the network through
the wireless access point. See
on page 44 for further
instructions.
8
Select the
Enable SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
check box to use HTTPS (Secure
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) to encrypt your usage of the Administration Web Site
and the Digital Central Web Site.
The primary purpose of this feature is to add another layer of security to help prevent
an unauthorized user on your wireless network from changing settings in the
Administration Web Site or Digital Central Web Site.
There are additional advanced wireless configuration options. To view and modify these
options, click the
Advanced Settings
hyperlink next to the
Enable Wireless Access
Point
check box.
