3Com 3CRWDR100A-72 User Guide - Page 44

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44 CHAPTER 5: ROUTER CONFIGURATION A feature of many wireless network adapters is that a computer's SSID can be set to ANY, which means it looks randomly for any existing wireless network. The available networks are then displayed in a site survey, and your computer can select a network. By clicking disable, you can block this random search, and set the computer's SSID to a specific network (for example, WLAN). This increases network security. If you decide to enable SSID Broadcast, ensure that you know the name of your network first. 4 In the Wireless Mode drop down list, select whether your router will operate in 11b mode only, 11g mode only, or mixed 11b and 11g. 5 Click Apply. Encryption Figure 31 Encryption Screen From this screen, you can select the wireless security mode that you wish to use. There are five possible selections: ■ Disabled (see page 45) ■ WPA-PSK (no Server) (see page 45) ■ 128-bit WEP (see page 46) ■ 64-bit WEP (see page 47) ■ WPA (with RADIUS Server) (see page 48) Select the required value from the drop down list, and press Apply. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine

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44
C
HAPTER
5: R
OUTER
C
ONFIGURATION
A feature of many wireless network adapters is that a computer's SSID
can be set to ANY, which means it looks randomly for any existing
wireless network. The available networks are then displayed in a site
survey, and your computer can select a network. By clicking
disable
, you
can block this random search, and set the computer's SSID to a specific
network (for example, WLAN). This increases network security. If you
decide to enable
SSID Broadcast
, ensure that you know the name of your
network first.
4
In the
Wireless Mode
drop down list, select whether your router will
operate in 11b mode only, 11g mode only, or mixed 11b and 11g.
5
Click
Apply
.
Encryption
Figure 31
Encryption Screen
From this screen, you can select the wireless security mode that you wish
to use. There are five possible selections:
Disabled (see
page 45
)
WPA-PSK (no Server) (see
page 45
)
128-bit WEP (see
page 46
)
64-bit WEP (see
page 47
)
WPA (with RADIUS Server) (see
page 48
)
Select the required value from the drop down list, and press
Apply
.
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