Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network. The longer the key, the stronger the encryption. Every wireless client in the wireless network must have the same key.

6.3.1.3 WPS

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance. WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure security settings manually. Depending on the devices in your network, you can either press a button (on the device itself, or in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the devices. Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves. See how to set up a secure wireless network using WPS in the Section 5.2 on page 26.

6.4 General Wireless LAN Screen

Use this screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode.

Note: If you are configuring the WRE2205 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the WRE2205’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the WRE2205’s new settings.

Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.

Figure 28 Network > Wireless LAN > General

The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.

Table 12 Network > Wireless LAN > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WLAN STA

This shows the wireless and security settings of the selected AP wireless network.

Information

 

 

 

SSID

This displays the Service Set IDentity of the wireless device to which you are connecting.

 

 

WLAN AP

Use this section to configure the wireless settings between the WRE2205 and its wireless

Information /

clients.

Wireless Setup

 

 

 

Name(SSID)

(Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is

 

associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.

 

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.

 

 

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