Wireless; Basic Settings - Brickcom WFB-100A User Manual

Wireless

Basic Settings

Network Name (SSID) - The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a
wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is
case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters in length. Make sure this setting is the
same for all points in your wireless network.
Wireless devices have a default wireless network name or Service Set Identifier (SSID)
set by the factory,. Brickcom wireless products use Brickcom as the default wireless
network name. You should change the wireless network name to something unique to
distinguish your wireless network from other wireless networks that may exist around you,
but do not use personal information, because this information may be available for anyone
to see when browsing for wireless networks.
Security - Encryption protects data transmitted over a wireless network. Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA-Personal/WPA2-personal) and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) offer
different levels of security for wireless communication. A network encrypted with
WPA-Personal/WPA2-personal is more secure than a network encrypted with WEP,
because WPA-Personal/WPA2-personal uses dynamic key encryption. To protect the
information as it passes over the airwaves, you should enable the highest level of
encryption supported by your network equipment.
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