Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824
Wireless Configuration
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v1.0, November 2005
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
•
Restrict access based on MAC address.
You can restrict access to only trusted computers so
that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the WPN824. MAC address filtering
adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the
wireless link is fully exposed.
•
Turn off the broadcast of the Wireless Network Name SSID.
If you disable broadcast of the
SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the wireless network
‘discovery’ feature of some products such as Windows XP, but the data is still fully exposed to
a determined snoop using specialized test equipment like wireless sniffers.
•
WEP.
Provides data security. WEP Shared Key authentication and WEP data encryption will
block all but the most determined eavesdropper.
•
WPA-PSK
and
WPA2-PSK.
Provides strong data security. WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK will
block eavesdropping. Because these are new standards, wireless device driver and software
availability may be limited.
•
Turn off the wireless LAN.
If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot
communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless LAN when you
are away and others on the network all use wired connections.
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