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LANCOM Wireless DSL – LANCOM Wireless ADSL
Chapter 3: Basic configuration
3.1.2
Configuration protection
The password for configuration access to the LANCOM Wireless DSL protects
the configuration against unauthorized access. The configuration of the router
contains a considerable amount of sensitive information such as your Internet
access information. We therefore strongly recommend protecting it with a
password.
The setup wizard for the basic configuration automatically disables remote
configuration access via ISDN, thus protecting your configuration against
tampering. ISDN remote configuration access can be enabled at any time
using the security wizard (see 'Have you permitted remote configuration?'
→page 77).
3.1.3
Settings for the Wireless LAN
The network name (SSID)
The basic configuration wizard asks for the network name of the base station
(often designated as SSID – Service Set Identifier). The network name will be
registered in the base stations of the Wireless LAN. You can choose any name.
Several base stations with the same network name form a common Wireless
LAN.
Open or closed Wireless LAN?
Mobile radio stations dial-in the wanted Wireless LAN by declaration of the
network name. The specification of the network name is facilitated by two
technologies:
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IP address and netmask for the LANCOM Wireless DSL
Assign a free IP address from the address range of your LAN to the
LANCOM Wireless DSL and specify the netmask.
Enable DHCP server?
Disable the DHCP server function in the LANCOM Wireless DSL if you
would like to have a different DHCP server assign the IP addresses in your
LAN.
Mobile radio stations can search for Wireless LANs in the environs
(„scan") and offer for selection the found Wireless LANs in a list.
By using the network name 'ANY', the mobile radio station will enrol in
the next available Wireless LAN.
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