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the Radius server and must match the value used on the Radius server.
Radius Accounting Option
The Radius Accounting option can be enabled so that you can track various information like
who connected to the network, when they connected, how long they were connected, how
much network traffic they generated, and so on.
Getting To Know AG-3621 Wireless Security Options
FWS wants to make wireless networking as safe and easy for you as possible. The current
generation of FWS products provides several network security features, but they require
specific action on your part for implementation. So, keep the following in mind whenever you
are setting up or using your wireless network.
Security Precautions
The following is a complete list of security precautions to take as shown in this User's Manual.
(at least steps 1 through 5 should be followed):
1. Change the default SSID.
2. Disable SSID Broadcast.
3. Change the default password for the Administrator account.
4. Enable MAC Address Filtering.
5. Change the SSID periodically.
Use the highest encryption algorithm possible. Use WPA if it is available. Please note that this
may reduce your network performance. Change the WEP encryption keys periodically.
To ensure network security, steps one through four should be followed, at least. Wireless
networks are easy to find. Hackers know that in order to join a wireless network, wireless
networking products first listen for "beacon messages". These messages can be easily
decrypted and contain much of the network's information, such as the network's SSID
(Service Set Identifier).
Wireless Security Options
There are several ways you can enhance the security of your wireless network:
Access Control
You can restrict access to only trusted clients so that unknown clients cannot wirelessly
connect to the AG-3621. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to
your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
Restricting access based on something other than the identity of the user is generally referred
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