THOMSON SpeedTouch 716, Руководство пользователя

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Chapter 2
SpeedTouch™ Local Networking Setup
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2.4.7 Hiding your Wireless Network
SSID
The WLAN's 'radio' link is a shared medium. As no physical connection exists
between the SpeedTouch™716g and its wireless clients, a name must be given to
allow unique identification of your WLAN radio link. This is done by the
Service Set ID (SSID), also referred to as Network Name. Wireless clients must be
part of this SSID environment in order to be able to communicate with other clients
on the (W)LAN - including the SpeedTouch™716g.
SSID broadcast
By default the SpeedTouch™716g broadcasts it’s SSID, allowing you to easily
recognise your wireless network in the list of available wireless networks. Once you
have configured your wireless clients, it is recommended to disable this feature.
Disabling SSID
broadcast
Proceed as follows:
1
Open the SpeedTouch™ web pages and browse to Wireless > Basic Settings :
2
Select Hide Wireless Network (Hidden SSID) .
3
Click Apply .
For more information, see “5.1 Accessing the SpeedTouch™ Web
Pages” on page 44 .
!
Disabling the SSID broadcast does not mean that your wireless network is
100% secure: hackers can still find your SSID by monitoring your network
traffic. Therefore make sure to use it in combination with data encryption.