iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual

iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual (DATA Features)
Figure 6.50 Home Overview – Local Network
6.4.5.3 Securing Your Wireless Network
iPECS SBG-1000’s wireless network is ready for operation with its default values. The following
section describes how to secure your wireless connection using the Wi-Fi Protected Access
(WPA) security protocol. The Wi-Fi Alliance created the WPA security protocol as a data
encryption method for 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs). WPA is an
industry-supported, pre-standard version of 802.11i utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
(TKIP), which fixes the problems of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), including the use of dynamic
keys.
6.4.5.3.1 Securing with WPA
To secure your wireless network with WPA, perform the following:
1. Click the ‘LAN Wireless 802.11n Access Point’ link in the ‘Network Connections’ screen.
The ‘LAN Wireless 802.11n Access Point Properties’ screen appears:
Figure 6.51 LAN Wireless 802.11n Access Point Properties – Enabled
2. Click the ‘Wireless’ tab.
3. Enable the ‘Wireless Security’ feature by selecting its ‘Enabled’ check box. The screen will
refresh, displaying the wireless security options (see Figure 6.52).
4. From the ’Stations Security Type’ drop-down menu, select “WPA”. Note that when selecting
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