Wireless Security Settings - AirTies Air 4420 User Manual

• Channel field, you can specify the frequency the device will
In the
broadcast in. If you are using 2.4Ghz then it is recommended that you
choose one of 1, 6, or 11 as the channel number.
• Power displays the total transmitted power from your device.
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Bandwidth field allows you to specify whether to use 20MHz or 40MHz.
When in 802.11n mode. 40MHz should be selected to achieve 300Mbps
wireless data rates
• You can assign a name to your wireless network by entering the name in
the Primary SSID field. This name is broadcast by your device.
• Rate shows the highest wireless data transfer rate supported by your
device. It is set to Auto by default. This allows for automatic adjustment of
data transfer rate based on distance and signal quality.
Up to four separate SSIDs can be configured. By default one is configured. To add
additional SSIDs you need to check the Enabled check box.
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Primary SSID is the name that the wireless device broadcasts. This is
the name that can be seen on computers when you select what wireless
device to connect to.
• Checking the Hidden SSID box will hide your SSID during broadcast.
This is not recommended since hiding the SSID will prevent laptops from
seeing your network within their range.
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Checking User Isolation will prevent clients connecting to your network
from connecting to each other.
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The security level can be set in the
be set to the highest security level WPA/WPA2.
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The passphrase for the wireless connection is set in the "Passphrase"
section. This should contain at least 8 characters.
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It is possible to set up 4 wireless SSIDs to have multiple networks.
Click "Save" to store your settings.
3.2.3
Security Settings
WPA2 Security
Settings
Security drop down box. This should
Wireless
It is not necessary to configure wireless security to enable wireless
communication. However, due to growing importance of data security, it
is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security protocols
described below that best fits your needs.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2, and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
are wireless encryption protocols used to encrypt the data traffic within the
wireless network. It is recommended that you use the most secure standard,
which is WPA2.
MAC Address Filtering allows you to control which network cards can connect
to the AirTies device and share your Internet access. For your wireless network
security, it is recommended that both MAC Address filtering and WPA2 wireless
encryption protocols be activated.
WPA2, defined by the IEEE 802.11i standard, is one of the latest wireless
encryption methods. If you would like to use WPA2 in your wireless network,
all the wireless adapters in your network should support WPA2. For Centrino
platform computers, it is necessary to download the WPA2 updates for the
Windows XP operating system to be able to use WPA2 ( www.microsoft.com ).
To enable WPA2 encryption:
1. Go to Wireless Security Settings under the WIRELESS menu of the Web
interface of your device.
2. From the Security drop down box of the first SSID select WPA2.
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