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4.
Confi guring the Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN is deactivated
by default for security
reasons. If you want to
activate the function, go to
the
Interface Setup
menu and
select the
Wireless
sub-item.
Note that activating
Wireless
LAN
without setting an
encryption poses a serious
security risk.
Access Point:
Switches Wireless LAN on or off. To switch on Wireless LAN, select
Activated
; to switch it off, select
Deactivated
.
SSID:
You can enter a clearly identifi able name for your Wireless LAN in this fi eld. The name can have a maximum of 30
characters. Special characters are not supported.
Broadcast SSID (Display WLAN network name):
Here, you can stipulate whether or not your Wireless LAN name should be visible to everyone in the network. The
default setting is
Yes
.
Channel:
Select the channel you wish to use for your wireless LAN network. In Germany you can choose from channels 1 to
13.
Note:
You may not be able to select every channel, depending on your location.
Authentication Type (Setting encryption type):
This fi eld is extremely important for the security of your Wireless LAN network. Select the
encryption type
and
strength
. The Hama WLAN ADSL2+ Modem Router supports the following encryption standards:
WEP (64 and 128 Bit)
WPA-PSK (TKIP)
WPA2-PSK (AES)
4.1 WEP
encryption:
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
is a standard encryption algorithm for WLAN. It controls access to the network
and guarantees the integrity of the data. This method is considered unsafe and outdated due to a number of
weaknesses.
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