Setting Up Your Wireless Lan; Encrypting Wireless Lan Transmissions - Motorola SURFboard SVG1501 Series User Manual

Setting Up Your Wireless LAN

You can use the SVG1501 as an access point for a wireless LAN (WLAN) without
changing its default settings.
CAUTION: To prevent unauthorized eavesdropping or access to WLAN
data, you must enable wireless security. The default SVG1501 settings
provide no wireless security. After your WLAN is operational, be sure to
enable wireless security
To enable security for your WLAN, you can do the following on the SVG1501:
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Encrypt wireless LAN transmissions
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Restrict wireless LAN access to further prevent unauthorized WLAN intrusions using
the Wireless 802.11 Access Control Page
CAUTION: Never provide your SSID, WPA or WEP passphrase, or WEP
key to anyone who is not authorized to use your WLAN.
Connect at least one computer to the SVG1501 Ethernet port to perform configuration.
Do not attempt to configure the SVG1501 over a wireless connection.
You need to configure each wireless client (station) to access the SVG1501 LAN as
described in Installing Wireless
Another step to improve wireless security is to place wireless components away from
windows. This decreases the signal strength outside the intended area.

Encrypting Wireless LAN Transmissions

To prevent unauthorized viewing of data transmitted over your WLAN, you must encrypt
your wireless transmissions. Choose one of:
Configure on the SVG1501
If all of your wireless clients
support Wi-Fi Protected Access
(WPA), Motorola recommends
configuring WPA on the SVG1501
Otherwise, configure WEP on the
SVG1501
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Encrypting Wireless LAN Transmissions
Required on Each Wireless Client
If you use a local pre-shared key (WPA-PSK)
passphrase, you must configure the identical
passphrase to the SVG1501 on each wireless client.
Home and small-office settings typically use a local
passphrase.
You must configure the identical WEP key to the
SVG1501 on each wireless client.
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