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Wireless ID in Closed System mode, the Router’s wireless LAN will not appear as an avail-
able network when scanned for by wireless-enabled computers. Members of the Closed
System WLAN must log onto the Router’s wireless network with the identical SSID as that
configured in the router.
Closed System mode is an ideal way to increase wireless security and to prevent casual
detection by unwanted neighbors, office users, or malicious users such as hackers.
If you do not enable Closed System Mode, it is more convenient, but potentially less
secure, for clients to access your WLAN by scanning available access points. You must
decide based on your own network requirements.
About Closed System Mode and Wireless Encryption
Enabling Closed System Mode on your wireless Router provides another level of security,
since your wireless LAN will no longer appear as an available access point to client PCs
that are casually scanning for one.
Your own wireless network clients, however, must log into the wireless LAN by using the
exact SSID of the Netopia Router.
In addition, if you have enabled WEP or WPA encryption on the Netopia Router, your net-
work clients must also have WEP or WPA encryption enabled, and must have the same
WEP or WPA encryption key as the Netopia Router.
Once the Netopia Gateway is located by a client computer, by setting the client to a match-
ing SSID, the client can connect immediately if WEP or WPA is not enabled. If WEP or WPA
is enabled then the client must also have WEP or WPA enabled and a matching WEP or WPA
key.
Wireless client cards from different manufacturers and different operating systems accom-
plish connecting to a wireless LAN and enabling WEP or WPA in a variety of ways. Consult
the documentation for your particular wireless card and/or operating system.
Block Wireless Bridging
Check the checkbox to block wireless clients from communicating with other wireless cli-
ents on the LAN side of the Gateway.