Figure 5-6: The Wireless Settings Screen; Figure 5-7: The Security Settings Screen - Cisco Systems LINKSYS WAP54G Guide D'installation Rapide

Wireless-G Access Point
7. The Wireless Settings screen should now appear. Enter your wireless network's SSID and select the channel
at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal. Enter, also, a Device Name to prevent any confusion
when using multiple Access Points. Then, click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous
page.
• SSID. The SSID is the unique 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,
which may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless
network.
• Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings,
between 1 and 11 or 1 and 13. All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to
function correctly.
• Device Name. The Device Name is a unique name given to the Access Point to prevent confusion when
using multiple Access Points.
8. The (optional) Security Settings screen will appear next. From this screen, you can set the level of encryption
you desire for your network, along with selecting Passphrases and/or encryption keys.
With WPA PSK, or Pre-Shared Keys, you have two encryption options, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption
keys. Select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES. Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-32 characters.
The WEP key can consist of the letters "A" through "F" and the numbers "0" through "9" and should be 10
characters in length for 64-bit encryption or 26 characters in length for 128-bit encryption. All points in your
wireless network must use the same WEP key to utilize WEP encryption.
For more information on WEP and wireless security, refer to Appendix B: Wireless Security.
Then, click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the previous page.
Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Access Point

Figure 5-6: The Wireless Settings screen

encryption: encoding data transmitted in a network

Figure 5-7: The Security Settings screen

bit: a binary digit
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