Chapter 20 LAN Device

Table 144 TR-098 Amendment 1: LAN Device: WLANConfiguration (continued)

PARAMETER

VALUE

NAME

 

Channel

This field displays the wireless channel number (0 to 255) to use for transmission.

 

 

SSID

This field displays the name (up to 32 characters) to identify the wireless network.

 

 

BeaconType

This field displays the WLAN security mode for wireless transmission.

 

Select None to disable wireless security.

 

 

MACAddressContr

This field displays 1 to indicate that traffic with the specified MAC addresses is

olEnabled

allowed on this port. You can specify the MAC addresses in the

 

LANHostConfigManagement screen (refer to Section 20.2 on page 310).

 

0 means the MAC address control feature is disabled. All traffic is allowed

 

through the USB interface on the LAN.

 

 

Standard

This field displays the wireless standard in which the device is currently

 

operating.

 

 

WEPKeyIndex

This field displays the index number (1 - 4) of the WEP key the device is to use for

 

data encryption.

 

 

KeyPassphrase

This field displays the passphrase the device uses to generate the WEP keys.

 

 

WEPEncryptionLe

This field displays the wireless encryption level supported on the device.

vel

 

 

 

BasicEncryptionMo

This field is applicable when you select a basic security option for the

des

BeaconType field.

 

WEPEncryption means the device is set to use basic WEP encryption for

 

wireless transmission.

 

None means WEP encryption is disabled. In this case, traffic sent through the

 

wireless network is not secure.

 

 

BasicAuthenticatio

This field is applicable when you select a basic security option in the

nMode

BeaconType field.

 

EAPAuthentication enables user authentication before wireless connection is

 

allowed for the WLAN clients.

 

None deactivates this feature. In this case, your wireless network may be

 

accessible by anyone.

 

 

WPAEncryptionMo

This field is applicable when you select a WPA security option in the BeaconType

des

field.

 

This field displays the encryption method to secure traffic over the wireless

 

network.

 

 

WPAAuthentication

This field is applicable when you select a WPA security option in the BeaconType

Mode

field.

 

This field displays the authentication method to control access to your wireless

 

network.

 

 

IEEE11iEncryption

This field is applicable when you select an 11i security option in the BeaconType

Modes

field.

 

This field displays the encryption method to secure traffic over the wireless

 

network.

 

 

IEEE11iAuthenticat

This field is applicable when you select an 11i security option in the BeaconType

ionMode

field.

 

This field displays the authentication method to control access to your wireless

 

network.

 

 

PossibleChannels

This field displays wireless channels available for your device as defined by the

 

regulatory body.

 

 

 

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