THOMSON SpeedTouch 545 Setup And User Manual page 54

5 SpeedTouch™ Web Interface
Wireless
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Click this link to display the SpeedTouch™ Wireless page.
If you are using a SpeedTouch™545 without wireless upgrade card installed,
Note
this page will not be available.
This allows you to:
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Click the Access Point Settings tab to view the Access Point Settings pages:
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Click the Network Name (SSID) tab to view and/or change the Speed-
Touch™ Wireless access point SSID:
By default the SpeedTouch™ broadcasts its SSID to the WLAN clients.
WLAN clients using this broadcasted SSID or a blank SSID can join the
SpeedTouch™ WLAN.
To ensure the security of your connection, it is possible to personalize these
SSID settings. Proceed as follows:
Make sure Only stations with correct Network name (SSID) can connect is
1
selected.
Note
Enter the SSID of your choice in the Network name (SSID) field.
2
Click Apply to apply the SSID.
3
Reconfigure your wireless client(s) to use the changed settings.
4
Click Save all
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By default the SpeedTouch™ allows multicasts from external hosts (i.e.
hosts residing on the WAN/Internet). To disable this feature select Drop
multicast from DSL to WLAN.
When you enable this option, the SSID will not be broad-
casted. Depending on your wireless client, the Speed-
Touch™ wireless network will no longer be visible in the
list of available networks.
to save your changes to persistent memory.
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