Motorola SBG940 Quick Installation Manual page 11

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Security for All LANs (Wired and Wireless)
As soon as your network is operational, run the SBG940 Setup Program:
To Prevent
Unauthorized
configuration
Internet attacks
Eavesdropping
For a wireless LAN only, also see "Security for Wireless LANs" below and in
the SBG940 User Guide.
Security for Wireless LANs
For a LAN with one or more wireless clients, enable wireless security. Because
wireless data is transmitted using radio signals, unauthorized people can
eavesdrop unless you enable wireless security. The SBG940 supports several
wireless security measures. The ones that make sense for you depend on your
needs and networking equipment.
To prevent unauthorized eavesdropping, you must encrypt wireless data
transmissions using one of:
Perform
Change the default password
used to log in to the SBG940
Setup Program.
Enable the firewall and choose
the most secure policy possible
for your applications.
If you are using wired Ethernet
or USB connections only,
disable the wireless interface.
Quick Installation Guide
Follow In User Guide
"Changing the
Default Password"
"Setting the
Firewall Policy"
"Setting Up Your
Wireless LAN"
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