User's Manual

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P
Wireless Configuration 4-5
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— Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). The default setting is to enable SSID broadcast. If you
disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect.
Disabling SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network ‘discovery’ feature of
some products.
• Wireless Card Access List
– You can restrict wireless access to the FWG114P based on the MAC device of the wireless
station. To restrict access based on MAC addresses, click the Set up Access List button
and update the MAC access control list.
• WEP Security Encryption
– Authentication Type. The FWG114P lets you select the following wireless authentication
schemes.
• Automatic
• Open System.
• Shared key.
Be sure to set your wireless adapter according to the authentication scheme you choose for
the FWG114P Wireless Firewall/Print Server. Please refer to “Authentication and WEP
Data Encryption” on page D-3 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined
by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.
– Encryption Strength. Choose the encryption settings from this menu. When 64- or 128
WEP is selected, WEP encryption will be applied. Please refer to “Overview of WEP
Parameters” on page D-5 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the
IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.
• Security Encryption WEP Key. If WEP is enabled, you can manually or automatically
program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all PCs and access
points in your network. There are two methods for creating WEP encryption keys:
– Passphrase. Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click
the Generate button. This phrase is case sensitive.
– Manual. 64-bit WEP: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F).
128-bit WEP: Enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). This key
is not case sensitive.
Clicking the radio button selects which of the four keys will be the default.