Security Precautions When Using Wireless Lan (If Equipped) - Kyocera ECOSYS PA4500cx Operation Manual

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Security Precautions when Using Wireless LAN (If
equipped)
Wireless LAN allows information to be exchanged between wireless access points instead of using a network
cable, which offers the advantage that a WLAN connection can be established freely within an area in which radio
waves can be transmitted.
On the other hand, the following problems may occur if security settings are not configured, because radio waves
can pass through obstacles (including walls) and reach everywhere within a certain area.
Secretly Viewing Communication Contents
A third person with malicious objectives may intentionally monitor radio waves and gain unauthorized access to
the following communication contents.
• Personal information including ID, passwords, and credit card numbers
• Contents of email messages
Illegal Intrusion
A third party with malicious intent may gain unauthorized access to personal or company networks and conduct
the following illegal actions.
• Extracting personal and confidential information (information leak)
• Entering into communication while impersonating a specific person and distributing unauthorized information
(spoofing)
• Modifying and retransmitting intercepted communications (falsification)
• Transmitting computer viruses and destroying data and systems (destruction)
Wireless LAN cards and wireless access points contain built-in security mechanisms to address these problems
and to reduce the possibility of these problems occurring by configuring the security settings of wireless LAN
products when the product is used.
We recommend that customers take responsibility and use their judgment when configuring the security settings
and that they ensure that they fully understand the problems that can occur when the product is used without
configuring the security settings.
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