Cisco WET54G User Manual page 7

Chapter 3
Site Survey To search for available wireless networks, click
Site Survey. The Wireless Site Survey screen will appear.
This screen shows all the wireless networks detected by
the Bridge and their general information. You can use this
screen to connect to one of these networks.
Wireless Site Survey
For each wireless network detected, the following
information is displayed:
SSID
• The network name. To join a wireless network,
click its SSID.
MAC Address The MAC address of the network's
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access point.
• Channel The channel setting.
• Signal Strength (%) The percentage of wireless
signal strength.
Mode
• The type of wireless standard, network mode,
and status of WEP encryption.
Click Refresh to obtain the most up-to-date data. Click
Cancel to close this screen. Click Help for additional on-
screen information.
Network Type Choose a wireless operating mode for
the Bridge. Keep the default setting, Infrastructure, if
you want your wireless-equipped device to communicate
with computers and other devices on your wired network
using a wireless access point. Select Ad-Hoc if you want
multiple wireless-equipped devices to communicate
directly with each other.
If you chose Ad-Hoc mode, then select the correct
operating channel for your network from the Channel
drop-down menu. This should match the channel setting
of the other devices in your wireless network.
Select the appropriate network mode from the Mode
drop-down menu. Keep the default, Mixed, if you have
Wireless-G (802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b) devices in
your network. Select G-Only if you have only Wireless-G
devices in your network
Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge
Configuration using the Web-based Utility
Security To enable security, select Enable, then click
Edit Security Settings. To disable security, select Disable.
If you have not enabled security before clicking Edit
Security Settings, you will be asked if you want to enable
security settings; click OK to edit the security settings, or
click Cancel to cancel.
Enable Security Settings
If you click Edit Security Settings, the Security screen will
appear.
From the Security Mode drop-down menu, select one of the
four wireless security modes supported by the Bridge:
• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Pre-Shared Key
• WPA RADIUS
• RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
WPA is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption.
The four security modes are briefly discussed here. For
detailed instructions on configuring wireless security for
the Bridge, refer to the "Wireless Security" chapter.
Security
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