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ZoomAir Wireless LAN Owner’s Manual
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Changing Security Settings
A wireless network installed in a home or a small, stand-alone
business is probably as secure it needs to be. To eavesdrop on
your network, an outsider would have to install identical
ZoomAir wireless equipment, using only the default settings,
and be well within 300 feet of your network. To any other
casual snoop, the spread-spectrum signal of a wireless LAN
looks like random noise.
If you determine that you want additional security, ZoomAir
provides two methods:
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Changing the SSID
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Implementing Wired Equivalent Privacy
Changing the SSID
The SSID, or Service Set Identifier, is simply the name of your
wireless network. If you accepted the default SSID when you in-
stalled ZoomAir, it will be the same as the SSID on any other
ZoomAir wireless network that was installed without changing the
defaults.
If you change your wireless network’s SSID, no one without it can
read or save files, or print to your printer(s).
Follow these steps:
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The system tray (the area at the right side of the Windows
taskbar) will contain an icon for the ZoomAir PC Card: it
looks like a small red or green monitor. Click on this icon to
display the following dialog box:
