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3.3 Configure Wireless related parameters
Configure IEEE 802.11b WLAN parameters (as shown in
Figure 3-11
)
Click
Basic Config
,
select
Wireless LAN
page.
In here, enter the
Channel
(default is
1
)
,
rts Threshold
(default is
250
)
,
frag Threshold
(default is
1600
)
,
SSID
(default is
wireless
) and
Station Name
(default is
ap
) that are
suitable for your radio network and then you can clicked radio button to
disable WEP or enable 64/128 bit
WEP services
(default is
disable
), if
WEP is enabled, you must input the
Default Key
index
and
WEP Key
.
Click
FINISH
at the bottom of this page to complete the modification of this
page.
Figure 3-11
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3.4 Security
3.4.1 WEP encryption
1. Click
Basic Config
,
select
Wireless LAN
page
,
and configure it to
disable
or
enable
64/128 bit WEP services (default is
Disable
) as
shown in
Figure 3-11
.
2. Key-in the
WEP Key
and specify which WEP Key you want to use.
Click
FINISH
at the bottom of this page to generate a WEP key and
complete the modification of this page.
Note: If you enable WEP services on AP11, all of the communication
between stations to AP11 will be encrypted. You must make sure all
wireless clients use the same WEP key.
3.4.2 Hide the SSID
Click
Basic Config
,
select
Wireless LAN
page
,
and click
Yes
or
No
to
choose enable/disable the
Hide SSID
function on this wireless page (default
is
No
), as shown in
Figure 3-11
.
Note: If you enable Hide SSID on an AirEther AP11, all of the client
stations must specify the SSID of the AP11, otherwise your client
stations can’t see (survey) the AP11 even if using Site Survey tools.
3.4.3 Deny ‘ANY’ client station
Click
Basic Config
,
select
Wireless LAN
page
,
and click
Yes
or
No
to
choose enable/disable the
Deny ‘ANY’
function on the wireless page
(default is
No
), as shown in
Figure 3-11
.
Note: If you enable Deny ANY on an AP11, all of the client stations
can’t use the well define SSID keyword ‘ANY’ or ‘any’.