Operation Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless

eircom F1000 Modem User’s Guide

5.2.1 No Security

Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any

data encryption or authentication.

Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your Device, your network is

accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.

Figure 34 Wireless > General: No Security

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

5.2.2 Basic (WEP Encryption)

WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points

(AP) to keep network communications private. Both the wireless stations and the access points

must use the same WEP key.

Note: WEP is extremely insecure. Its encryption can be broken by an attacker, using

widely-available software. It is strongly recommended that you use a more

effective security mechanism. Use the strongest security mechanism that all the

wireless devices in your network support. For example, use WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

if all your wireless devices support it, or use WPA or WPA2 if your wireless devices

support it and you have a RADIUS server. If your wireless devices support nothing

stronger than WEP, use the highest encryption level available.

Security Mode Select Basic (WEP, 802.1X) or More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK, WPA(2)) to add security

on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to this network must

have same wireless security settings as the Device. When you select to use a security,

additional options appears in this screen.

Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without any data

encryption or authentication.

See the following sections for more details about this field.

Enable WPS/

WiFi Button

Select this to allow the WPS and WiFi buttons on the rear panel of the Device to control the

corresponding functions. Clear this to disable both buttons.

Apply Click Apply to save your changes.

Cancel Click Cancel to restore your previously saved settings.

Table 13 Network Setting > Wireless > General (continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Table 14 Wireless > General: No Security

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Security Level Choose No Security to allow all wireless connections without data encryption or

authentication.