Motorola SVG1501UE, SVG1501E manual Installing Wireless Clients, Configuring Wireless Clients

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Motorola recommends using WPA instead of WEP if all of your wireless clients support WPA encryption. WPA advantages include:

•Stronger encryption and more secure

•Authentication to ensure that only authorized users can log in to your WLAN

•Easier configuration

•Standard algorithm on all compliant products to generate a key from a textual passphrase

•Incorporation into the new IEEE 802.11i wireless networking standard

For new wireless LANs, Motorola recommends purchasing client adapters that support WPA encryption.

Installing Wireless Clients

Note: Use the SVG1501 Installation CD-ROM to set client security. The passcode is located on the gateway label.

For each wireless client computer, follow the instructions supplied with the adapter and the steps below to install the wireless adapter:

1.Insert the CD-ROM for the adapter in the CD-ROM drive on the client.

2.Install the device software from the CD.

3.Insert the adapter in the PCMCIA or PCI slot or connect it to the USB port.

4.Configure the adapter to obtain an IP address automatically.

On a PC with Wireless Client Manager installed, the icon is displayed on the Windows task bar. Double-click the icon to launch the utility. You may need to do the following to use a wireless client computer to access the Internet:

Configuring Wireless Clients

If You:	You Need to do this on each client,:
Configured WPA on the SVG1501	Configure a Wireless Client for WPA or WPA2
Configured WEP on the SVG1501	Configure a Wireless Client for WEP

Configured the Wireless Network Name on the SVG1501

Configure a Wireless Client with the Network Name (SSID)

Configured a MAC Access Control List	No client configuration required
on the SVG1501

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