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NTU Optical Network Terminals
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The network key corresponds to the device serial number by default.
The serial number is labelled on the device housing. When you change
the password, you will need to specify a combination of 10 characters.
The password must contain digits and Latin characters in upper and
lower cases.
WPA Group Rekey Interval—
the period of time (in seconds) between automatic
changes of WPA encryption keys; used to strengthen wireless network security. If
no key changes are required, set this field to 0.
WPA/WAPI Encryption—
select a WPA/WAPI data encryption method: TKIP+AES,
AES:
–
TKIP—encryption protocol for WPA. It enables more efficient
management of key changes compared to WEP;
–
AES—128-bit block encryption algorithm with 128/192/256-bit key,
generally used for WPA2;
Make sure that the PC's wireless adapter supports the selected encryption type.
The most secure protection of a wireless channel is reached by the joint operation of access point and
RADIUS server (for authentication of wireless clients).
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WEP Encryption
—select Enable in the drop down list to enable WEP encryption;
–
Encryption Strength—
64- or 128-bit key encryption
;
–
Current Network Key
—the key that will be used for connection;
–
Network Key 1..4
—allows specification of 4 different keys, which comprise of 10 hex
characters of 5 ASCII characters
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for 64-bit encryption. Other options are 26 hex characters or
13 ASCII characters for 128-bit encryption.
Click the
Apply/Save
button to accept the changes.
4.4.3
The MAC Filter Submenu.
MAC Address Filtering Settings
Use this menu to configure MAC Address Filtering.
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Select SSID
—select identifier for a wireless network a rule is created for;
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MAC Restrict Mode—
select a MAC address filtration mode:
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Disabled—
no filter;
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Allow—
filter by allowed addresses;
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ASCII is a 128-character set designed for machine representation of the Latin characters in the lower and upper
case, numbers, punctuation marks, and special symbols.
