Chapter 3 Setup Wizard

 

 

 

 

 

Table 9 Setup Wizard > WLAN Settings (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

WLAN Mode

Select the mode that the WiMAX Device will be using to communicate: 802.11

 

 

 

B/G mixed, 802.11 B only, 802.11 G only, 802.11 N only, or 802.11 B/G/

 

 

 

N mixed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WLAN Channel

Select one channel from 1 to 13 for wireless communications with the wireless

 

 

 

stations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSID Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WLAN SSID

This field displays the name of the wireless network associated with the WiMAX

 

 

 

Device.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hide SSID

Select this option if you wish to keep the name of the wireless network hidden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encryption Type

Select the type of encryption that the network will be using: None, WEP, or

 

 

 

WPA Personal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSID WEP Settings

 

 

 

Note: You will only see this options if you selected WEP as the Encryption Type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication

Select the type of authentication used to join the network: Open System or

 

 

Method

Shared Key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEP Encryption

Select the length of the encryption key: 64-bit or 128-bit.

 

 

Length

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key 1 - 4

Pick one of four available keys. The key can be in either Hexagecimal (HEX) or

 

 

 

ASCII format.

 

 

 

Type the key using any letters and numbers. The field is case sensitive and the

 

 

 

length must match the length picked in the step above (64-bit or 128-bit). A

 

 

 

warning message will appear if you fail to do this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSID WPA Settings

 

 

 

Note: You will only see this options if you selected WPA Personal as the Encryption Type.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WPA Mode

Select either WPA, WPA2 or Auto (WPA or WPA2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cipher Type

Select the type of authentication that you wish to use for your network: TKIP,

 

 

 

AES or TKIP and AES. AES is more secure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre Shared Key

Type the pre-shared key or PSK previously shared between the two parties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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