Contec DS540-APDLAP User Manual

5. Setup and Status Display

FX-DS540-APDL-U

Security

Encryption

This setting specifies whether to enable or disable encryption. To enable encryption, select WEP or AES

under “Functions”. Specify the default transmission key no. to use when you transmit the data.

Enter the key hexadecimally (uppercase and lowercase alphanumeric characters can be used). To use the

WEP protocol, enter ten digits for a 64-bit key, 26 digits for a 128-bit key, or 32 digits for a 152-bit key.

Enter 32 digits for a 128-bit key when AWS. If you disable encryption, neither key can be used as the

default key.

Note that enabling encryption prevents communications from being performed between terminals using

different security protocols or keys.

Factory defaults : Function

...Disable

Default

key …#1

Key #1 to #4

…Disable, (Not enter)

WSL(Wireless Security Link)

Select whether to encrypt wireless transmission data. Note that WSL-enabled and WSL-disabled
terminals cannot communicate with each other. The WSL key can be set only when WSL has been

enabled. Note, also, that terminals different in WSL key cannot communicate with other.

Factory default setting : Disable (Not input)

MAC address filtering (This item available when the unit type is “Access point”.)

Select whether to use the MAC address filtering function. Enabling the function rejects an attempt to log

in to the access point by other than the clients having authorized MAC addresses.

MAC addresses can be registered either individually or in a range.

You can register up to 8192 entries.

When specifying a MAC address, enter a hyphen (-) at intervals of two bytes.

(Example: 01-23-45-67-89-ab)

Factory default setting : Disable

ESSID security (This item available when the unit type is “Access point”.)

ESSIC security is the composite function as the combination of “ANY ID reject” and “ESSID hide”.

Enabling this function rejects access by ANY ID terminals (those with on ESSID assigned) and hides the

AP’s ESSID from external references to the access point. Using the function restricts illegal access

using ANY ID and prevents the ESSID from being easily known to third parties.

Factory default setting : Disable