User manual SMC 2455W

[. . . ] However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. SMC reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. Printed in Taiwan Trademarks SMC is a registered trademark; and EZ Connect and EZ Hub are trademarks of SMC Networks, Inc. [. . . ] When you have completed configuring these settings, click the [APPLY] button to save the settings and reboot the Access Point. 26 Section 6 | Security Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is used to protect your data as it is transmitted over the wireless connection. The EZ Connect Turbo Wireless Access Point supports 3 levels of encryption, 64/128-/256-bit, and both HEX and ASCII formats. Please refer to the chart below for the each key and formats requirements. 64-bit ASCII 5 characters HEX 10 characters 128-bit 13 characters 26 characters 256-bit 29 characters 58 characters Character Limits 0-9 A-Z 0-9 A-F The SMC2455W also supports MAC Address filtering security feature. This feature allows you to block unrecognized MAC address access to your wireless network. Note: The MAC Filtering option is only available using the Web-based Utility. 6. 1 | Configure WEP using Windows-based Utility 1. Check the [Data Encryption] checkbox. Under the WEP Settings section, you can configure: · WEP Key Length · HEX or ASCII format · Set Key Number to use Note: For information on WEP Key structures, see Section 6. 6. 2 | Configure WEP using Web-based Utility 1. Click on [Wireless] link on the left hand navigation menu, and then select the [Encryption] option. 4. Enter in the WEP key you want to use, based on the key length and format. Select the WEP key you want to use by clicking the button next to the Key number. When you have completed configuring these settings, click the [APPLY] button to save the settings and reboot the Access Point. Note: Once you enable WEP, please make sure you have the same settings configured on the wireless adapters that you are using to access this Access Point. 29 6. 3 | Configure MAC Filtering using Web-based Utility 1. Enter in the MAC address of the clients/users that you want to have access to your wireless network. This drop-down menu will list all of the clients connecting to the AP who received a DHCP IP address. If you want to add one of these users to the MAC table, simply select them in the drop-down menu and select the ID that you want to copy them and click the [Copy to] button. 30 Section 7 | EZ Connect Turbo Wireless Access Point Information Both the Windows Utility and Web-based Utility provide information about the EZ Connect TurboTM Wireless Access Point. The information below outlines which information can be found in which utility: Windows Utility: · AP Name · SSID · IP Address · Channel · WEP (Enable/Disable) · Utility Version Web Utility: LAN Information · IP Settings · IP Configuration SYSTEM Information · Firmware version · SSID · AP Name · MAC Address · Channel · WEP (Enable/Disable) · Network Activity Log 31 7. 1 | View Wireless Access Point information using Windows-based Utility 1. The default page of the Windows-based Utility displays all of the information outlined above. 32 7. 2 | View Wireless Access Point information using Web-based Utility 1. Click on [Status] link on the left hand navigation menu. 33 Section 8 | Changing the Password on the SMC2455W For network security, it is a good idea to change the EZ Connect Turbo Wireless Access Point's default password. To change the password on your SMC2455W, follow the steps outlined below: 1. Click on [Password Settings] option. Note: From this section, you can also change the idle Time-Out option. This is the amount of time that Web-based Utility will stay logged in without activity. 34 Section 9 | Upgrading the SMC2455W The EZ Connect Turbo Wireless Access Point is upgradeable through the Web-based Utility. Please verify that you have the latest firmware available from http://www. smc. com. [. . . ] Preamble Type- The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication between the Access Point and a roaming Network Card. (High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type. ) All wireless points (nodes) on your network should use the same preamble type. RJ-45 - Short for Registered Jack-45, an eight-wire connector used commonly to connect computers into local-area networks (LAN), especially Ethernets. RJ-45 connectors look similar to the RJ-11 connectors used for connecting telephone equipment, only wider. [. . . ]