Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
LTE5366 Series User’s Guide
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clients. Device A only supports WEP, and device B supports WEP and WPA. Therefore, you should set up
Static WEP
in the wireless network.
Note: It is recommended that wireless networks use
WPA-PSK
,
WPA
, or stronger encryption.
IEEE 802.1x and WEP encryption are better than none at all, but it is still possible for
unauthorized devices to figure out the original information pretty quickly.
Note: It is not possible to use
WPA-PSK
,
WPA
or stronger encryption with a local user database.
In this case, it is better to set up stronger encryption with no authentication than to set
up weaker encryption with the local user database.
When you select
WPA2
or
WPA2-PSK
in your LTE5366, you can also select an option (
WPA
/
WPA-PSK
Compatible
) to support WPA/WPA-PSK as well. In this case, if some wireless clients support WPA and
some support WPA2, you should set up
WPA2-PSK
or
WPA2
(depending on the type of wireless network
login) and select the
WPA
/
WPA-PSK Compatible
option in the LTE5366.
Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network. The longer the
key, the stronger the encryption. Every wireless client in the wireless network must have the same key.
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS
allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security
settings manually. Depending on the devices in your network, you can either press a button (on the
device itself, or in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the devices.
Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves. See how to set up a secure wireless
network using WPS in the
.
7.2 General Wireless LAN Screen
Use this screen to configure the SSID and wireless security of the wireless LAN.
Note: If you are configuring the LTE5366 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and
you change the LTE5366’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless
connection when you press
Apply
to confirm. You must then change the wireless
settings of your computer to match the LTE5366’s new settings.
Click
Configuration > Network
>
Wireless LAN
to open the
General
screen.
