Wireless Gateway User Guide
SSID | To communicate, all Wireless stations MUST use the same | ||
(ESSID) | SSID/ESSID. | ||
| The default value is default | ||
| Note! The SSID is case sensitive. | ||
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Channel No. | Select the value you wish to use on your Wireless LAN. If you experi- | ||
| ence lost connections and/or slow data transfers you may need to | ||
| experiment with different channels to see which is the best. | ||
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WEP Data Privacy |
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Off | If OFF (default), data is NOT encrypted before being transmitted. | ||
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64 Bit | • | If selected, data is encrypted, using the default key, before being | |
Encryption |
| transmitted. The receiving station must be set to 64 Bit Encryption, | |
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| and have the same Key value in the same position in its key table. | |
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| Otherwise, it will not be able to decrypt the data. | |
| • | Default Key | |
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| Select the key you wish to be the default. Transmitted data is | |
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| ALWAYS encrypted using the Default Key; the other Keys are for | |
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| decryption only. | |
| • | Key Table | |
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| • | This table is used when Encrypting and Decrypting data. All |
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| stations, including this Access Point, always transmit data en- |
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| crypted using their default key. The key number (1, 2, 3, 4) is |
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| also transmitted. The receiving station will use the key number |
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| (1, 2, 3, 4) to determine which key value to use for decryption. |
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| If the key value does not match the transmitting station, de- |
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| cryption will fail. |
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| • | The easiest way to ensure there are no problems is to have |
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| every Station, including the Access Point, use the same key ta- |
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| ble (all entries identical). Then, it does not matter which key is |
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| used as the default key. |
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128 Bit | • | If selected, data is encrypted using the key before being transmit- | |
Encryption |
| ted. The receiving station must be set to use 128 Bit Encryption, | |
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| and have the same Key value. Otherwise, it will not be able to de- | |
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| crypt the data. | |
| • | Key |
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| Enter the key value you wish to use. Other stations must have the | |
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| same key. | |
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WEP | Select the appropriate value - "Open System" or "Shared Key". Check | ||
Authentication | your Wireless card's documentation to see what method to use. Some | ||
| Wireless cards do not support both methods. | ||
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Wireless Station Access
Enable Wireless Access Point
•If enabled (default), this device can act as a Wireless Access Point.
•If not enabled, no Wireless stations can use this device as a Wire- less Access Point.
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