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3 Ensuring Wireless Security 39
software access point, enter its SSID).
This identifier
must be the same for all computers that are to be
in the same wireless network.
The identifier will also
prevent outsiders from access to your network if they
don’t know your SSID.
Members of your network
should regard the SSID as a password and keep it
secret.
When you set up the client stations on the wireless
portion of the network, you must use this SSID for
each client station.
Channel — In North America, 11 channels are available for
wireless LAN communications. These channels are
much like the channels available to cell phone
communications. If your LAN is not located near any
other wireless LAN, or if you do not plan to have
independent segments of your wireless LAN
dedicated to different company functions, you can
choose any number. If you are installing more than
one ZoomAir AP11 access point, you can have up to
three adjacent channels if they are at least 5 channels
apart (e.g., 1, 6, 11). Your access point will signal the
wireless client computers in its range and set their
channels automatically.
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Review the page when you have entered all the information.
You can click on Cancel if you want to reset the form and
start over. When you are satisfied with the information on this
page, click on Save . WebManage will send the information to
the on-board memory in ZoomAir AP11, and you will see a
confirming screen. Note: You must then restart the computer
for your changes to take effect.
Wired Equivalent Privacy
As long as the SSID is kept secret, and if no other wireless LANs
are within 300 feet (90 meters) of your LAN, you probably do not
need any further security measures. ZoomAir AP11 does provide,
however, for additional security in the form of Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP). WEP addresses two concerns: