Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
•Use the QoS screen (Section 7.7 on page 79) to ensure Quality of Service (QoS) in your wireless network.
•Use the WPS screen (Section 7.8 on page 83) to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually.
•Use the WPS Station screen (Section 7.9 on page 83) to add a wireless station using WPS.
•Use the Scheduling screen (Section 7.10 on page 85) to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off.
•Use the WDS screen (Section 7.11 on page 85) to set the operating mode of your
7.3What You Should Know
Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.
•Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use the same SSID. The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentity.
•If two wireless networks overlap, they should use different channels.
Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to send and receive information.
•Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP.
Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network. It can also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network.
7.3.1Wireless Security Overview
The following sections introduce different types of wireless security you can set up in the wireless network.
7.3.1.1 SSID
Normally, the AP acts like a beacon and regularly broadcasts the SSID in the area. You can hide the SSID instead, in which case the AP does not broadcast the SSID. In addition, you should change the default SSID to something that is difficult to guess.
This type of security is fairly weak, however, because there are ways for unauthorized devices to get the SSID. In addition, unauthorized devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network.
7.3.1.2 MAC Address Filter
Every wireless client has a unique identification number, called a MAC address.1 A MAC address is usually written using twelve hexadecimal characters2; for example, 00A0C5000002 or 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. To get the MAC address for each wireless client, see the appropriate User’s Guide or other documentation.
1.Some wireless devices, such as scanners, can detect wireless networks but cannot use wireless networks. These kinds of wireless devices might not have MAC addresses.
2.Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
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