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CHAPTER 8

Wi-Fi Screens

8.1 Overview

In these screens you can configure wireless settings for the LAN-Cell’s internal Wi-Fi 802.11

a/b/g wireless access point.

8.1.1 What You Can Do in the Wi-Fi Screens

• Use the Wi-Fi Configuration screen (Section 8.2 on page 166) to configure wireless

network settings such as SSID for the LAN-Cell.

• Use the Security screen (Section 8.3 on page 169) to configure wireless security settings

for the LAN-Cell.

• Use the MAC Filter screen (Section 8.5 on page 178) to set the LAN-Cell to allow or

disallow access to devices on your wireless network based on their MAC address.

8.1.2 What You Need to Know About Wireless LAN

Wireless Security

The following sections introduce different types of wireless security you can set up in the

wireless network.

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.

MAC Address Filter

Every wireless client has a unique identification number, called a MAC address.

A MAC

address is usually written using twelve hexadecimal characters

; for example, 001B39000002

or 00:1B:39:00:00:02. To get the MAC address for each wireless client, see the appropriate

User’s Guide or other documentation.

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