User's Manual

Setting up the Firebox X Edge Wireless
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3 Select the Wireless Networks tab
4 In the Preferred networks section, click Add.
The Wireless Network Properties dialog box appears.
5 Type the SSID in the Network Name (SSID) text box. This is the
same number that you recorded from the Wireless Network
Configuration page.
6 Click OK to close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box.
7 Click Refresh.
All available wireless connections are shown in the Available Networks
text box. Select the SSID of the computer that you want to configure.
8 Click OK to enable the wireless connection.
The wireless network connection shows that your wireless network is
active.
9 Configure the wireless computer to use DHCP. For additional
information about how to configure DHCP, see “Setting your
computer to use DHCP” on page 20.
The Windows operating system looks for the wireless connection. If more
than one wireless network is discovered, a dialog box appears with a list
of all wireless devices in the area. Select the computer to configure the
Firebox X Edge Wireless.
The Firebox X Edge Wireless is configured to protect the wired and
wireless computers that are attached to it from security hazards.
Wireless Security Options
The Firebox X Edge provides many options from which to choose in
securing your wireless network.
Two of the most important choices are the security settings:
• What type of authentication to use
• The type of encryption to implement
The Firebox X Edge uses two industry-standard security protocols
that provide you with secure wireless protection. They are Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP), specified by the IEEE standard 802.11b
and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) supporting theIEEE standard
802.11g. WPA and WEP provide a Wireless Local Area Network
(WLAN) with a level of security and privacy comparable to a wired
Local Area Network (LAN).