User`s guide

Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

ericom D1000 modem User’s Guide

5.2.1 No Security

Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any

data encryption or authentication.

Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your Device, your network is

accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.

Figure 20 Wireless > General: No Security

5.2.2 Basic (WEP Encryption)

WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points

(AP) to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations and the access points

must use the same WEP key.

Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Its encryption can be broken by an attacker, using

widely-available software. It is strongly recommended that you use a more

effective security mechanism. Use the strongest security mechanism that all the

wireless devices in your network support. For example, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

if all your wireless devices support it, or use WPA or WPA2 if your wireless devices

support it and you have a RADIUS server. If your wireless devices support nothing

stronger than WEP, use the highest encryption level available.

Your Device allows you to configure one 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key.

Operating

Channel

This field displays the channel the Device is currently using.

Security Level

Security Mode Select Basic (WEP) or More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK, WPA(2)) to add security on this

wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must have

same wireless security settings as the Device. When you select to use a security, additional

options appears in this screen.

Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without any

data encryption or authentication.

See the following sections for more details about this field.

WPS/WiFi

Button

Select the checkbox to enable the WPS/WiFi button.

Apply Click this to save your changes.

Cancel Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

Table 7 Network Setting > Wireless > General (continued)

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