Wireless Access Point

The wireless access point settings are:

SSID

The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (openrg) to a unique name.

SSID Broadcast

Select this check box to enable the SSID's broadcast. SSID broadcast is used in order to hide the name of the AP (SSID) from clients that should not be aware to its existence.

802.11 Mode

Select the Wireless communication standard that is compatible with you PC's wireless card. You can work in either 802.11g, 802.11b or in mixed mode.

Channel

Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All devices in your wireless network must be broadcast on different channels in order to function correctly.

SuperG Mode

Enable or disable the SuperG mode using the drop down menu. Note that this feature is not supported by all wireless cards.

Network Authentication

The WPA network authentication method is 'Open System Authentication', meaning that a network key is not used for authentication. When using the 802.1X WEP or Non-802.1X WEP security protocols, this field changes to a combo box, offering the 'Shared Key Authentication' method (which uses a network key for authentication), or both methods combined.

MAC Filtering Mode

You can filter wireless users according to their MAC address, either allowing or denying access. Choose the action to be performed by selecting it from the drop down menu.

Figure 5.72: Wireless Access Point Parameters