User manual THOMSON SPEEDTOUCH 121G

[. . . ] Apple® and Mac OS® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. UNIX® is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Incorporated. Adobe®, the Adobe logo, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. Netscape® and Netscape Navigator® are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation. [. . . ] 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 SpeedTouchTM121g. Exit Clicking on this button closes the configuration utility dialogue box. E-DOC-CTC-20051018-0002 v1. 0 11 Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager 2. 1 Configuration The Configuration tab This tab allows you to configure the SpeedTouchTM121g wireless settings. SpeedTouchTM121g 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 SpeedTouchTM121g. Security To configure the wireless security of the SpeedTouchTM121g connection. Advanced To configure advanced power and wireless performance parameters of the SpeedTouchTM121g. 12 E-DOC-CTC-20051018-0002 v1. 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. E-DOC-CTC-20051018-0002 v1. 0 13 Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager Security The Security ON/Security OFF button indicates whether the security function has been enabled or disabled: By default wireless security is disabled. 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 SpeedTouchTM121g 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-20051018-0002 v1. 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). WEP uses static shared keys (fixed-length hexadecimal or alphanumeric strings) that are manually distributed among all clients that want to use the network. To use the WEP function, take the following steps: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Select WEP from the Authentication Type drop-down menu. In the Default Key field, select one key as the default key that you want to use for encryption. Manually type in a string of characters in the corresponding Key # (Key 1~Key 4) field that you selected in step. [. . . ] 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 SpeedTouchTM121g cannot communicate with a device in the Ethernet LAN when configured for Infrastructure mode, check the following: Make sure the access point that the SpeedTouchTM121g is associated with is powered on. Check the SSID of the access point that you are connecting to, and make sure you set the SpeedTouchTM121g to the same SSID. [. . . ]