ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall FVG318 Reference Manual
Configuring Wireless Connectivity 3-5
v1.0, September 2007
–Region. This field identifies the region where the FVG318 can be used. It may not be legal
to operate the wireless features of the VPN firewall router in a region other than one of
those identified in this field. Unless you select a region, you will only be able to use
Channel 11.
–Channel. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with
another nearby access point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies,
please refer to “Wireless Communications” in Appendix B.
–Mode. Select the desired wireless mode. The options are:
• g & b - Both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can be used.
• g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
• b only - All 802.11b wireless stations can be used. 802.11g wireless stations can still
be used if they can operate in 802.11b mode.
The default is “g & b” which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to access
this device.
• Wireless Access Point
–Enable Wireless Access Point. Enables the wireless radio. When disabled, there are no
wireless communications through the FVG318.
–Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). The default setting is to enable SSID broadcast. If you
disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect.
Disabling SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network “discovery” feature of
some products.
• Wireless Card Access List
Lets you restrict wireless connections according to a list of Trusted PCs MAC addresses.
When the Trusted PCs Only radio button is selected, the FVG318 checks the MAC address of
the wireless station and only allows connections to PCs identified on the trusted PCs list.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses, click the Set up Access List button and update the
MAC access control list.
• Security Options
–Disable: No data encryption is used.
–WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): Use WEP 64 or 128 bit data encryption.
–WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key): Use TKIP standard encryption