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| ====== Wireless Security ====== | ====== Wireless Security ====== | ||
| - | <if !air> :!: **Your unit does not have any wireless interface.**\\ | + | <if !air> |
| - | Some models however might have the necessary hardware but must purchase a [[:license]] to be able to use it. | + | ^ :!: **Your unit does not have any wireless interface.** ^ |
| - | ---- | + | | If your unit does have a wireless antenna then you must purchase a [[:license]] to be able to activate wireless. | |
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| </if> | </if> | ||
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| :!: **It is __extremely__ important to protect your wireless network!** | :!: **It is __extremely__ important to protect your wireless network!** | ||
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| The Internet Gate offers several different ways of increasing wireless security:\\ | The Internet Gate offers several different ways of increasing wireless security:\\ | ||
| - | ===== Encryption ===== | + | ==== Encryption ==== |
| You can select WEP, WPA and WPA2 as **Security** (encryption). | You can select WEP, WPA and WPA2 as **Security** (encryption). | ||
| :!: Avoid using WEP as it has //very// weak security! Only use WEP if absolutely necessary, e.g. when connecting legacy clients only capable of WEP. | :!: Avoid using WEP as it has //very// weak security! Only use WEP if absolutely necessary, e.g. when connecting legacy clients only capable of WEP. | ||
| - | ===== Access Control ===== | + | ==== Access Control ==== |
| You can specify exactly which clients are allowed to connect to your Internet Gate. | You can specify exactly which clients are allowed to connect to your Internet Gate. | ||
| Specify the MAC address of each allowed client then enable **Access Control** to allow only those clients to connect. | Specify the MAC address of each allowed client then enable **Access Control** to allow only those clients to connect. | ||
| - | ===== Closed System ===== | + | ==== Closed System ==== |
| Closed System means your Internet Gate does not appear on clients "Available hosts" list, but must be connected to manually. | Closed System means your Internet Gate does not appear on clients "Available hosts" list, but must be connected to manually. | ||
| - | ===== Café mode ===== | + | ==== Café mode ==== |
| - | Café mode means each client can connect to the Internet Gate and the Internet, but they cannot communicate with each other. Wireless clients A and B can both connect to the Internet, but client A cannot connect to client B. | + | Cafe mode means each client can connect to the Internet Gate and the Internet, but they cannot communicate with each other. Wireless clients A and B can both connect to the Internet, but client A cannot connect to client B. |
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| + | ===== Configuration ===== | ||
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| + | Read more about [[wireless security configuration]]. | ||
| - | ====== ====== | + | You configure the above wireless security settings on the [[web GUI:wireless page]]. |
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| - | You configure the above wireless security settings on the [[web GUI|wireless page]]. | + | |
