Motorola 2247-N8 Specifications download pdf (Page 26)

Administrator’s Handbook

☛ NOTE:

If you choose to limit the operating mode to G-only

, N-only, A-only, or B-only, clients using the

mode(s) you excluded will not be able to connect.

◆ Channel – (1 through 11, for North America) 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 vary from

region to region. The widest range available is from 1 to 14. Europe, France, Spain and Japan differ. Channel

selection can have a significant impact on performance, depending on other wireless activity close to this

Router. Channel selection is not necessary at the client computers; the clients will scan the available channels

seeking access points using the same SSID as the client.

◆ Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) is a not a new security protocol. It is simply an easier way to use existing

protocols to provide greater security for your wireless network connections.

By default, Privacy is set to Wireless Protected Access (WPA-PSK). WPS allows you to automatically

generate a new strong WPA key for your Gateway and any client devices on your wireless network.

☛ Note:

Not all client wireless devices support WPS. Refer to their documentation.

Wireless Security

When you click the Security link, the Wireless Security page appears.

YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO IMPLEMENT SOME FORM OF PRIVACY ON YOUR WIRELESS

LAN. You can specify the Privacy mode for each SSID that you define. Options from the pull-down menu are:

◆ OFF– No Privacy

◆ WEP–Manual - see “WEP Manual” on page 27

◆ WPA-PSK - see “WPA-PSK” on page 28

Hide SSID. If you check this checkbox, the Gateway hides the wireless network from the scanning features of

wireless client computers. Unless both the wireless clients and the Gateway share the same Wireless ID in this

mode, the Gateway’s wireless LAN will not appear as an available network when scanned for by wireless-enabled

computers. Members of this “Closed System” WLAN must log onto the Gateway’s wireless network with the iden-

tical 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 do not enable this mode, 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.

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