Pirelli P.RG F4202N User Manual page 46

P.RG F4202N
802.11 Mode. Select the Wireless communication standard that is compatible
with you PC's wireless card. You can work in either 802.11n, 802.11g or in
mixed mode.
Country. Select the applying Country from the list box.
Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond
with your network settings. All devices in your wireless network must broadcast
on different channels in order to function correctly. The channels available de-
pend on the Regulatory Authority (stated in brackets) to which your gateway
conforms.
Network Authentication. The WPA network authentication method is 'Open
System Authentication', meaning that a network key is not used for authentica-
tion. When using the 802.1X WEP or Non-802.1X WEP security protocols, this
field changes to a combo-box, offering the 'Shared Key Authentication' method
(which uses a network key for authentication), or both methods combined.
MAC Filtering Mode. You can filter wireless users according to their MAC ad-
dress, either allowing or denying access. Choose the action to be performed by
selecting it from the drop down menu.
MAC Filtering Table
Use this section to define advanced wireless access point settings.
New MAC Address. Click this link to define filtering of MAC addresses. Enter
the MAC address to be filtered and press the "OK" button. A MAC address list
will appear, upon which the selected filtering action (allow/deny) will be per-
formed.
Security
To configure your wireless security, enable this feature by checking its 'Enabled'
check-box. The screen will refresh, displaying the wireless security options. Use
the 'Stations Security Type' combo-box to select the type of security protocol for
securing your wireless network. You may choose between WPA, WPA2, 802.1x
WEP, and Non-802.1x WEP. The screen will refresh, presenting each protocol's
configuration respectively.
WPA: WPA is a data encryption method for 802.11 wireless LANs.
Authentication Method. Select the authentication method you would like to
use. You can choose between Pre-Shared Key and 802.1x.
Pre-Shared Key. This entry appears only if you had selected this authentication
method. Enter your encryption key in the 'Pre-Shared Key' field. You can use ei-
ther an ASCII or a Hex value by selecting the value type in the combo-box pro-
vided.
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