User`s guide

ADSL/VoIP Gateway User’s Guide
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Configuring WPA security
1. Once you have selected WPA and then clicked Next>, the
following page is displayed:
Figure 38: Wireless Network: Wi-Fi Protected Access page
2. Type a unique pass phrase in the Pass phrase text box.
Your pass phrase should be at least 20 characters long in
order to deter potential intruders.
3. Once you have typed a pass phrase, click Next>.
If you are following the First Time Settings wizard, the next page
in the wizard sequence is displayed, which allows you to
Configure Wireless Address Authentication.
If you have accessed this page from the General Settings
section of the Wireless Network page, click on the Confirm
Changes button to apply changes and return to the Wireless
Network page.
Configure Wireless Address Authentication
The following page allows you to configure which wireless PCs
can access the device:
Figure 39: Wireless Network: Address Authentication page
By default, any wireless PC that is configured with your
network’s SSID and channel number can connect to your
device. You may want to increase the security of your wireless
network by creating one of the following lists of wireless PCs:
• a wireless PC blacklist; PCs on this list cannot access the
device, but all other wireless PCs can.
• a wireless PC whitelist; PCs on this list can access the
device, but all other wireless PCs cannot.
The Wireless PCs added to either list are identified by their
unique MAC address. This is made up of six pairs of characters,