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SMCD3GNV4 and SMCD3GNV4E Wireless EMTA Gateway Administrator Manual
Table 8. Edit Private WiFi Network Configuration Page Options
Option Description
Network Name (SSID) Enter a name for the wireless network. The Wi-Fi name will make it more obvious for other devices to know which network
they are connecting to.
Mode A read-only field that shows the current mode for this network (for example, 802.11 b/g/n).
Security Mode To prevent other computers in the area from using your Internet connection, secure your wireless network by selecting an
encryption method from this drop-down list. There are several selections available, including the following. (Risky
appears next to selections that provide little or no protection).
• Open = wireless transmissions are not protected.
• WEP = basic encryption and therefore least secure (i.e., it can be easily cracked, but is compatible with a wide range
of devices including older hardware). WEP 64- and 128-bit selections are provided.
• WPA-PSK = designed for home and small-office networks. Each wireless network device encrypts the network traffic
using a 256-bit key. Select this option if your wireless adapters support Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-shared Key
(WPA-PSK) mode.
• WPA2 = second generation of WPA that adds CCMP encryption with mathematically proven security. Select this
option if your wireless adapters support WPA2.
Network Password If you select one of the WEP or WPA encryption settings, enter the case-sensitive password used for encryption and
decryption. For security, each typed password character is masked as a dot (λ). If you specify a hexadecimal password,
use the letters A to F and numbers 0 to 9.
• WEP 64 requires a 5 ASCII character or 10 hexadecimal character password.
• WEP 128: requires a 13 ASCII character or 16 hexadecimal character password.
• WPA-PSK (TKIP) requires an 8-to-63 ASCII character or a 64 hexadecimal character password.
• WPA-PSK (AES) requires an 8-to-63 ASCII character or a 64 hexadecimal character password.
• WPA2-PSK (TKIP) requires an 8-to-63 ASCII character password.
Broadcast Network Name
(SSID)
Check to enable broadcasting the SSID. When wireless devices survey wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Gateway.