User manual ALCATEL-LUCENT SPEEDTOUCH 110G

[. . . ] "Wi-Fi" and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED", "Wi-Fi ZONE", "Wi-Fi Alliance", their respective logos and "Wi-Fi Protected Access" are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Other products may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Document Information Status: v3. 0 (November 2004) Reference: E-DOC-CTC-20040401-0001 Short Title: Setup and User's Guide ST110g R1. 0. 1 Contents Contents 1 1. 1 1. 2 SpeedTouchTM110g Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About your SpeedTouchTM 110g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] As a result the SpeedTouchTM110g Wireless Client Manager utility appears: Configuration tabs The wireless card manager includes five tabs: Configuration Allows you to configure the SpeedTouchTM110g wireless settings. Version Information Shows version information for the driver and utility. At the bottom of each screen, there are three items that can be selected: Radio On/Radio Off This allows you to turn on/off the transmission/reception of the SpeedTouchTM110g. Exit Clicking on this button closes the configuration utility dialogue box. E-DOC-CTC-20040401-0001 v3. 0 11 Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager 2. 1 Configuration The Configuration tab This tab allows you to configure the SpeedTouchTM110g wireless settings. SpeedTouchTM110g wireless profiles The wireless parameters, configured via the Wireless Client Manager are stored in profiles. By default one profile DEFAULT is configured with common default wireless settings. You can: Select Profile To select an existing profile, or to specify a profile name for a (new) specific set of parameters. Click Delete To delete the profile, selected in the Select Profile drop-down menu. Configuration sub-tabs The Configuration tab features three sub-tabs: Common To configure the basic wireless parameters for your SpeedTouchTM110g. Security To configure the wireless security of the SpeedTouchTM110g connection. Advanced To configure advanced power and wireless performance parameters of the SpeedTouchTM110g. 12 E-DOC-CTC-20040401-0001 v3. 0 Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager Common Common allows you to configure the basic wireless parameters: The following fields are available: Network Name (default: "speedtouch") Input an SSID string for the wireless network to which you want to connect. This should be set to the same value as the SSID of the access point or wireless router to which you are connected. If not, then set the SSID to the value configured on the Access Point. Operating Mode Set the operation mode to: 802. 11 ad hoc To create a wireless network without access point. Channel If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN, set the channel to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, then the channel is automatically set by the access point. Security The Security ON/Security OFF button indicates whether the security function has been enabled or disabled: By default wireless security is disabled. E-DOC-CTC-20040401-0001 v3. 0 13 Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager Click Security OFF to enable the security function (the button changes to Security ON): The following fields are available: Authentication Type WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) are implemented in the SpeedTouchTM110g to prevent unauthorized access. Authentication Mode This drop-down list box allows you to choose between following modes: Open: All wireless clients using a correct SSID and WEP key are able to authenticate. Shared: Only wireless clients using a correct SSID and WEP key are able to authenticate. Please consult the user documentation of your Access Point to find out which authentication type to use. Key Length Set the Key Length to 128-bit or 64-bit. 14 E-DOC-CTC-20040401-0001 v3. 0 Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager Use Passphrase Select the Use Passphrase option to automatically generate key strings for encryption. Default Key Choose the key for encryption. How to set up WEP WEP provides a basic level of security, preventing unauthorized access to the network and encrypting data transmitted between wireless clients (and the access point). Base Station Name ID The MAC address of the access point to which the SpeedTouchTM110g is connected in an infrastructure network. In an ad hoc network, the Network Name is a random number generated by the first station that communicates with other clients on the network. Channel The channel used to communicate with the connecting wireless device. [. . . ] If you cannot connect to a particular server, be sure that you have access rights and a valid ID and password. If you cannot access the Internet, be sure you have configured your system for TCP/IP. If your SpeedTouchTM110g cannot communicate with a device in the Ethernet LAN when configured for Infrastructure mode, check the following: Make sure the access point that the SpeedTouchTM110g is associated with is powered on. Check the SSID of the access point that you are connecting to, and make sure you set the SpeedTouchTM110g to the same SSID. [. . . ]