Gateway - Wireless Web Page Group - Technicolor TC7200.20 User Manual

Gateway – Wireless Web Page Group
The Wireless web pages group enables a variety of settings that can provide secure and reliable wireless
communications for even the most demanding tech-savvy user.
The Wireless Voice Gateway offers a choice of 802.11b/g/n, WPA and WPA-PSK authentication of your
PCs to the gateway, 64 and 128 bit WEP encryption of communication between the gateway and your PCs to
guaranty security, and an Access Control List function that enables you to restrict wireless access to only
your specific PCs.
Performance
Because your wireless communication travels through the air, the factory default wireless channel setting
may not provide optimum performance in your home if you or your neighbors have other interfering 2.4GHz
or 5 GHz devices such as cordless phones. If your wireless PC is experiencing very sluggish or dramatically
slower communication compared with the speed you achieve on your PC that is wired to the gateway, try
changing the channel number. See the 802.11b/g/n Basic Web Page discussion below for details.
Authentication
Authentication enables you to restrict your gateway from communicating with any remote wireless PCs that
aren't yours. The following minimum authentication-related changes to factory defaults are recommended.
See the 802.11b/g/n Basic and Access Control Web Page discussions below for details.
Network Name (SSID) – Set a unique name you choose
Network Type – Set to Open
Access Control List – Enter your wireless PCs' MAC addresses
Security
Security secures or scrambles messages traveling through the air between your wireless PCs and the gateway,
so they can't be observed by others. The following minimum security setting changes to factory defaults are
recommended. See the 802.11b/g/n Security Web Page discussion below for details.
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