Setting Encryption - Siemens Giga762SX User Manual

Configuring Advanced Settings
receives the Giga762SX WLAN dsl security data (SSID and pre-shared key) and is
thereby registered.
The registration progress is shown in the window.
You can also follow the registration process via the LED display (see page 33).
If more than one client tries to register within the two minutes, an error message
is displayed. You may retry the WPS registration after a short time.
If an external client succeeds in registering, the LED (see page 33) displays a suc-
cessful WPS registration. The desired client in you network, however, has no con-
nection to the Giga762SX WLAN dsl and displays a registration failure. In this case
you should change the pre-shared key (WPA2-PSK/WPA-PSK) as soon as possible
and then perform WPS registration via PIN (see below).
– Send own PIN
An automatically generated PIN is shown.
If you want to create a new PIN, click Generate PIN.
Click OK to activate your settings.
Enter the generated PIN on all WLAN partner devices that are to establish a
connection.
– Enter partner device PIN
You would use this option if you have created a PIN at the desired client. Enter the
PIN of the WLAN partner device and click OK to activate your settings.
Note:
If you have activated access control via the MAC address filter, you have to include the
clients in the MAC address list before registering via WPS (see page 95).

Setting encryption

Note:
The Giga762SX WLAN dsl is delivered with preset individual encryption (WPA2-PSK/
WPA-PSK with pre-shared key). You should change this settings only, if not all com-
ponents of your wireless network provide this encryption method, or if you want to
change the preset key for security reasons, or if you want to use the WDS repeater
function.
If you change the preset key after having registered PCs at the Giga762SX WLAN dsl
via WPS or manually, you must register all PCs again manually or via WPS.
If you are sending data over radio channels, we recommend that you activate encryp-
tion (WEP or WPA) on the components in the wireless network. WPA offers greater secu-
rity than WEP. You should therefore select WPA encryption if it is supported by all com-
ponents in your wireless network.
WPA also supports the use of an authentication server.
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