Compaq WL110, Руководство пользователя

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7-2 Security
Restrict Wireless Access to the Network
To exclude unknown and unauthorized computing devices from establishing a
wireless connection to the network, you can use the following options:
■
Closing your network to all stations that have not been programmed with
the correct network name (see “Closing the Wireless Network” on
page 7-2).
■
Use access control tables to build a list of authorized stations allowed to
establish a wireless connection with the network (see “Access Control” on
page 7-3).
Closing the Wireless Network
Closing the wireless network prevents unauthorized users from accessing the
Access Point within a specified 11Mbps Wireless LAN network. If a user tries to
access the network, without configuring their station with the correct network
name, the station will not be able to bridge data on the Access Point.
There are two options for this type of access security: Open and Closed.
■
The Open configuration is the standard IEEE 802.11 mode that will allow
access to the Access Point for:
— all stations with the correct network name.
— all stations with the network name set to “ANY”.
■
The Closed configuration is the Compaq 11Mbps Wireless LAN
proprietary mode that closes your network to all stations that have not been
programmed with the correct network name.
This option will deny access to:
— all wireless stations with the network name set to “ANY” and,
— all non-11Mbps Wireless LAN stations with a “zero string ESSID” or
“ANY” as network name.
Note: The
Closed
option is not compliant with the IEEE 802.11 standard for
wireless LANs.
To close your network proceed as described below:
1. Start the AP Manager and select the Access Point.
2. Click
Edit
to connect the Access Point.
3. Select the
Wireless Interfaces
tab (see Figure 7-1).
4. (For WL510 Access Point only) Select the interface (PC Card slot
A
or
B
) of
the network you wish to secure.
5. Click the
Security
button to display the security properties.
6. Click the check box next to
Closed Wireless System
.
7. Click
OK
to confirm and close the Wireless Security Setup window.