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Wireless Security Screen

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Chapter 15 Wireless LAN See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen. 15.3 Wireless Security Screen Use this screen to select the wireless security mode for each SSID. Click Network > Wireless LAN > Security to open the Security screen. The screen varies depending on what you select in the Security Mode field. 15.3.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any data encryption. Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG4615, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range. Figure 82 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 47 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID Select the SSID for which you want to configure the security. Security Mode Choose No Security from the drop-down list box. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG4615. Cancel Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen. 15.3.2 WEP Encryption WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points to keep network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a network. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key. Your NBG4615 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time. Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list. 132 NBG4615 User's Guide

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Chapter 15 Wireless LAN
NBG4615 User’s Guide
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See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.
15.3
Wireless Security Screen
Use this screen to select the wireless security mode for each SSID. Click
Network
>
Wireless LAN
>
Security
to open the
Security
screen. The screen varies depending on what you select in the
Security Mode
field.
15.3.1
No Security
Select
No Security
to allow wireless clients to communicate with the access points without any
data encryption.
Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG4615, your network is
accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Figure 82
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: No Security
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
15.3.2
WEP Encryption
WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points
to keep network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a
network. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key.
Your NBG4615 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can
be enabled at any one time.
Select
Static WEP
from the
Security Mode
list.
Table 47
Network > Wireless LAN > Security: No Security
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
SSID
Select the SSID for which you want to configure the security.
Security Mode
Choose
No Security
from the drop-down list box.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG4615.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.