LANCOM 1811n Wireless – LANCOM 1821n Wireless
Chapter 8: Security settings
79
EN
8.3
Security settings Wizard
Access to the configuration of a device allows access to more than just critical
information (e. g. WPA key, Internet password). Far more critical is that set-
tings for security functions (e.g.the firewall) can be altered. Unauthorized
access is not just a risk for the device itself, but for the entire network.
Your LANCOM offers password-protected access to its configuration. This is
activated during the initial basic configuration simply by entering a password.
If the wrong password is entered a certain number of times, the device auto-
matically blocks access to the configuration for a fixed period. You can modify
the critical number of attempts and also the duration of the lock. By default,
the device locks for five minutes after five incorrect entries of the password.
Along with these basic settings, you can use the Security settings Wizard to
check the settings of your wireless network (if so equipped).
8.3.1
LANconfig Wizard
Mark your LANCOM in the selection window. From the command line,
select
Extras
Setup Wizard
.
In the selection menu, select the Setup Wizard,
Check security settings
and confirm the selection with
Next
.
In the dialogs that follow you can set the password and select the proto-
cols to be available for accessing the configuration from local and remote
networks.
In a subsequent step, you can set parameters for locking the configuration
such as the number of incorrect password entries and the duration of the
lock.
