User's Manual Part 1

Configuration MeshMAX 5054 Series User Guide
Configuring the Subscriber Module
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Security Parameters
MAC Authentication (BSU Only)
MAC authentication is available only for BSUs.
Encryption
NOTE: Be sure to set the encryption parameters and change the default passwords.
You can protect the wireless data link by using encryption. In addition to Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the unit
supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption. To provide even stronger encryption, the AES CCM
Protocol is also supported.
Encryption keys can be 5 (64-bit), 13 (WEP 128-bit), or 16 (AES 128-bit) characters in length. Both ends of the wireless
data link must use the same parameter values.
Click Configure > Security > Encryption sub-tab to set encryption keys for the data transmitted and received by the
unit. Note that all devices in one network must use the same encryption parameters to communicate to each other.
Filtering Parameters
Overview
Click Configure > Filtering to configure packet filtering. Packet filtering can be used to control and optimize network
performance.
The Filtering feature can selectively filter specific packets based upon their Ethernet protocol type. Protocol filtering is
done at the Bridge layer.