User Manual

Chapter 4

Wireless Client Configuration

This Chapter details the configuration required for each PC or other Wire-

less Client using the HomePlug 802.11g Access Point.

Overview

All Wireless Stations need to have settings which match the HomePlug 802.11g Access Point.

These settings depend on the mode in which the Access Point is being used.

Wireless Settings

For each of the following items, each Wireless Station must have the same settings as the

HomePlug 802.11g Access Point.

Mode On each PC, the mode must be set to Infrastructure.

SSID (ESSID) This must match the value used on the HomePlug 802.11g Access Point.

The default value is default

Note! The SSID is case sensitive.

WEP If WEP is enabled on the HomePlug 802.11g Access Point, each station

must use the same settings as the HomePlug 802.11g Access Point.

• The Encryption type or Key size (64Bit/128Bit) must match.

• Each Wireless Station must have the HomePlug 802.11g Access

Point’s Default Key in the same location in its Key table. (But it does

not have to be the Default key for the Wireless Station.)

• The HomePlug 802.11g Access Point must have the Default Key for

each Wireless Station in the same location in its Key table.

This is usually achieved by having all Stations and the HomePlug

802.11g Access Point use the same Key table, but having different

Default keys.

WPA-PSK If WPA-PSK is enabled on the HomePlug 802.11g Access Point, each

station must also be set to use WPA-PSK.

The PSK (also called Network Key or Passphrase) used on the HomePlug

802.11g Access Point must also be set on each Wireless station.

Each Wireless Station must use the same encryption method as the

HomePlug 802.11g Access Point.