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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 ==== |
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. | 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. | ||
- | ====== ====== | + | ===== Configuration ===== |
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- | You configure the above wireless security settings on the [[web GUI|wireless page]]. | + | Read more about [[wireless security configuration]]. |
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+ | You configure the above wireless security settings on the [[web GUI:wireless page]]. | ||