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Configuring Security Featuers For Wi-Fi (Wireless)

Broad Band Access

Recently Intelligence agencies have

found that terrorists were using
unsecured wi-fi connections for sending
their emails. BSNL as an ISP is helpless in
tracing the user credentials in such cases.
To educate our customers , this
presentation provides an overview of
configuring Wi-Fi security features at
both PC or LAPTOP & ADSL Modem Level.

NOTE: These steps may be different for different Wi-Fi ADSL

hardware/software. For easy understanding the screen shots
of a typlical example are only given below.

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Open the browser and type the url

http://192.168.1.1.
Type username admin and password admin in
login window

Configuring Security Featuers in Wi-Fi ADSL Modems

Make : M/s UTSTAR
Model: WA3002G4
This window allows the user to configure security features of the
wireless LAN interface. User can set the Network authentication and
data encryption methods.
Step 1: After successfully logging into CPE . Go to Wireless in the
main menu and click on the Security button from the list. The
following window appears:

Configuring Security Featuers in Wi-Fi ADSL

Modems
Make : M/s UTSTAR
Model: WA3002G4

Step 2:

Select the required SSID (Service Set

IDentifier) and Network Authentication. Enable WEP

Encryption using the pull down menu. The following
screen will appear.

Configuring Security Featuers in Wi-Fi ADSL

Modems
Make : M/s UTSTAR
Model: WA3002G4
Step 3 :

Select encryption strength as 128bit or 64bit.

Enter the network key
- 5 ASCII characters for 64 bit encryption
- 13 ASCII characters for 128 bit encryption

Four network keys can be entered.

Select one network key as the current network
key.

CONTINUED

Configuring Security Featuers in Wi-Fi ADSL

Modems
Make : M/s UTSTAR
Model: WA3002G4

Enable the WPA-PSK network authentication from

the pull down menu if you desire to use the
security as WPA-PSK method of security. Enter
the pre-shared key value in the WPA PreShared Key field.

Click on Save / Apply Button

Configuring Security Featuers in Wi-Fi ADSL

Modems
Make : M/s UTSTAR
Model: WA3002G4
To view the configured pre-shared key click on the link
Click here to display . This will open a window to show
the key that you have configured. This scenario is shown
in the below image.

Configuring Wi-Fi Security in PC/Laptop

Wi-Fi Configuration in PC/Laptop

You need to configure same WEP key in your PC/Laptop which you
have entered in CPE wi-fi security configuration.
For this go to the properties of Wi-Fi connection,
select the tab Wireless Networks.
Select the wi-fi network name ( more than one networks may be
present in your area, identify your network by SSID name which is
configured in modem. Normally the CPE model name ( say
WA1003A) is factory default SSID setting) and click on
Properties.
Look for field Data Encryption and network ID, select WEP as Data
Encryption and enter the network ID which you have entered in
CPE configuration as Encryption Key.
NOTE: These steps may be different for different client Wi-Fi
hardware/software. The screen shots of a typlical example are
given below.

Configuring Wi-Fi Security in PC/Laptop

Contd.

Sample Screenshots for Wireless Connection Configuration on

PCs/LAPTOPs