Netopia 3347W - Manual (Page 35)

Wireless LAN Configuration 7-3
You can then configure:
• Channel: (1 through 11) on which the network will broadcast. This is a frequency range within the 2.4Ghz
band. Channel selection depends on government regulated radio frequencies that var y from region to
region. The widest range available is from 1 to 14. However, in Nor th America only 1 to 11 may be
selected. Europe, France, Spain and Japan will differ. Channel selection can have a significant impact on
per formance, depending on other wireless activity close to this Gateway. Channel selection is not
necessar y at the client computers; the clients will scan the available channels seeking access points using
the same SSID as the client.
• Closed System: If you toggle Closed System to Closed, the wireless network is hidden from the scanning
features of wireless client computers. Unless both the wireless clients and the Netopia
3347W/3357W-ENT share the same SSID in Closed System mode, the Netopia 3347W/3357W-ENT’s
wireless LAN will not appear as an available network when scanned for by wireless-enabled computers.
Members of the Closed System WLAN must log onto the Netopia 3347W/3357W-ENT’s wireless network
with the identical SSID as that configured in the router.
Closed System mode is an ideal way to increase wireless security and to prevent casual detection by
unwanted neighbors, office users, or malicious users such as hackers.
If you toggle it to Open, it is more convenient, but potentially less secure, for clients to access your WLAN
by scanning available access points. You must decide based on your own network requirements.
• Enable WEP: You can provide a level of data security by enabling WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) for
encr yption of network data. You can enable 40-, 128-, or 256-bit WEP Encr yption (depending on the
capability of your client wireless card) for IP traffic on your LAN.
You select a single key for encr yption of outbound traffic. The WEP-enabled client must have an identical
key of the same length, in the identical slot (1 – 4) as the Gateway, in order to successfully receive and
decr ypt the traffic. Similarly, the client also has a ‘default’ key that it uses to encr ypt its transmissions. In
order for the Gateway to receive the client’s data, it must likewise have the identical key of the same
length, in the same slot. For simplicity, a Gateway and its clients need only enter, share, and use the first
key.
Wireless LAN Configuration
Enable Wireless: Yes
SSID: 4405 2605
Channel... 6
Closed System... Open
Enable WEP... On - Manual
Default Key... 1
Key 1 (40b): 9a82ff3d92
Key 2 (128b): 2f5d42db7b734ff4e17b65881e
Key 3 (128b): db298860b6f380e6daec7dbfd4
Key 4 (40b): c8e5281016
Enter 10 digits for 40 bit, 26 digits for 128 bit, or 58 for 256bit WEP.