User Manual

Chapter 3: Networking and Advanced Settings
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Wireless Web Pages Group
Enable Web Page (Fig. 30)
Use this page to enable or disable the wireless functionality. If
you enable it for the first time, proceed then to the “Basic” Web
Page to configure the wireless settiings.
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Basic Web Page (Fig. 31)
Use this page to configure the wireless channel you want to use
and the name you will assign to your network (SSID). These
must match the settings you make on your wireless-equipped
PC you want to be a part of your local area network (LAN).
Once you have done your modifications, click on “Apply” to
validate them. At that stage, you should be able to perform the
first wireless connection with a wireless equipped PC. You can
then move to the next step which is to secure the wireless
connection by going to the Privacy Web page.
Privacy Web Page (Fig. 32)
The Privacy feature in the wireless section encrypts, i.e.
effectively “scrambles,” all radio communication between your
gateway and remote wireless-connected PCs. This provides
Wired-Equivalent Privacy (WEP) on your wireless LAN. Use this
page to activate encryption if desired, and set the type to use,
as well as the encryption keys.
The longer the encryption key, the more difficult it is to
decypher it for a “hacker.” In order to generate the keys,
composed of aphanumeric numbers, select a key number and
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