Security Settings For Wlan (Page 1, Only In Access Point Mode) - Siemens SCALANCE W786-xPRO Operating Instructions Manual

Write Community String
Here, you enter the write community string (maximum of 63 characters) for the SNMP
protocol.
Read Only
check box
If you select this check box, only read access is possible with the SNMP protocol V1 or V2c.
5.5.5

Security settings for WLAN (page 1, only in access point mode)

Description
On this page, you make the security settings, including, for example, the authentication and
encryption. If you configure a model with several wireless adapters, this page appears for
each adapter. You can make different settings for each wireless adapter.
Network-specific security settings
On the first page of the security settings, you select settings that apply regardless of
protocol-specific restrictions. The basic measures for securing a network against
unauthorized access involve
● allowing only certain clients (those that have entered the network name (SSID) of the AP)
● excluding clients that communicate over wireless connections from the wired part of the
SCALANCE W786-xPRO
Operating Instructions, Release 08/2007, C79000-G8976-C221-02
input box
to communicate with the SCALANCE W78x.
network.
Configuration / project engineering
5.5 Security Wizard
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