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82 <h3>How do I add a new wireless client to my network?</h3>
84 <p class="clsNote"><a href="javascript:print();">Print this page</a></p>
86 <p>When you add a new wireless client to an existing network, there are certain
87 pieces of information you need to have. The router may provide some of this
88 information to the client automatically, but if it doesn’t, you
89 will have to enter it yourself.</p>
91 <p>When you install a wireless adapter in a computer running Windows,
92 it usually comes with a utility that is installed on the computer and
93 displays an icon in the taskbar’s notification area.
94 Windows XP also provides its own mechanism for managing wireless adapters.
95 One thing all wireless devices have in common is that they have some way to
96 configure the wireless connection.</p>
98 <p>Although there are many different wireless devices, they use almost identical
99 terms for the information they require to establish a wireless connection.</p>
102 <div id="idPanelHelp">
104 <h1>Client Reference Sheet</h1>
108 <td><label>Network name:</label></td>
109 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlSsid)%></td>
113 <td><label>Method:</label></td>
114 <td class="clsStatic"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>"));</script></td>
117 <tr id="idEncrypt" style="display: none;">
118 <td><label>Encryption:</label></td>
119 <td class="clsStatic"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getEncryption("<%ejGetWlJS(wlWpa)%>"));</script></td>
121 <tr id="idKeyWPA" style="display: none;">
122 <td><label>Pass phrase:</label></td>
123 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlWpaPsk)%></td>
126 <tr id="idKey8021x1" style="display: none;">
127 <td><label>RADIUS server:</label></td>
128 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusServerIP)%></td>
130 <tr id="idKey8021x2" style="display: none;">
131 <td><label>RADIUS port:</label></td>
132 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusPort)%></td>
134 <tr id="idKey8021x3" style="display: none;">
135 <td><label>RADIUS key:</label></td>
136 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusKey)%></td>
139 <tr valign="top" id="idKeyWEP" style="display: none;">
140 <td rowspan="4">Keys:</label></td>
141 <td class="clsStatic"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getWEPkey("<%ejGetWlJS(wlKeyIndex)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey1)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey2)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey3)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey4)%>"));</script></td>
145 <!-- MAC filtering on? -->
146 <p id="idMACallow1" style="display: none;">MAC filtering is allowing only specified devices.</p>
147 <p id="idMACdeny1" style="display: none;">MAC filtering is denying only specified devices.</p>
151 <h3>1. Network name (SSID)</h3>
153 <p>The first thing a wireless client needs to know is the network name or SSID,
154 which is set on the router.</p>
156 <p>The network name of this router is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlSsid)%></span>.</p>
158 <!-- SSID BROADCAST? -->
159 <p id="idSSIDbon" style="display: none;">Since the router is broadcasting its network name,
160 you don’t have to enter it into the wireless device’s utility.
161 You should be able to perform a “site survey” or “scan” and the
162 utility will indicate that it’s found the router’s network name.</p>
163 <p id="idSSIDboff" style="display: none;">The router is not broadcasting its network name,
164 so you will need to enter it into the wireless device’s utility. Most utilities
165 are different, but there is usually a mechanism for creating a “profile”
166 and entering the necessary information.</p>
171 <p>In order for a wireless client to communicate with a router using security,
172 it must use the same method.
173 Security for wireless communication consists of an authentication method (which controls
174 which devices can connect to the router) and an encryption method (which prevents someone from
175 “reading” the data being sent between a wireless client and the router.</p>
177 <!-- Display appropriate security paragraph -->
179 <p id="idAuthNone" style="display: none;">The router is insecure, so the client device may already be able to connect to it.</p>
181 <p id="idAuthWEP" style="display: none;">
182 The router’s authentication method is <span class="clsHighlight">
183 <script type="text/javascript">
184 document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>"));
187 The encryption method is <span class="clsHighlight">WEP</span> and
188 the encryption key is <span class="clsHighlight">
189 <script type="text/javascript">
190 document.write(getWEPkey("<%ejGetWlJS(wlKeyIndex)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey1)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey2)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey3)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey4)%>") + "<\/span>.");
192 You may also need to select the type of encryption key, which is <span class="clsHighlight">
193 <script type="text/javascript">
194 document.write(getWEPkeyType(getWEPkey("<%ejGetWlJS(wlKeyIndex)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey1)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey2)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey3)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey4)%>")) + "<\/span>.<\/p>");
197 <p id="idAuthWPA" style="display: none;">
198 The router’s authentication method is <span class="clsHighlight">
199 <script type="text/javascript">
200 document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>") + "<\/span>,");
202 the encryption method is <span class="clsHighlight">
203 <script type="text/javascript">
204 document.write(getEncryption("<%ejGetWlJS(wlWpa)%>") + "<\/span>,");
206 and the encryption key is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlWpaPsk)%></span>.</p>
207 <!-- 802.1X/RADIUS -->
208 <p id="idAuthRADIUS" style="display: none;">
209 The router’s authentication method is <span class="clsHighlight">
210 <script type="text/javascript">
211 document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>") + "<\/span>;");
213 the RADIUS server is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusServerIP)%></span>;
214 the RADIUS port is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusPort)%></span>;
215 the RADIUS key is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusKey)%></span>.</p>
218 <!-- Only display this section if MAC filtering is enabled -->
219 <div id="idMACfiltering" style="display: none;">
220 <h3>3. MAC Filtering</h3>
222 <!-- MAC filtering on? -->
223 <div id="idMACallow2" style="display: none;">
224 <p>Since this router has MAC filtering enabled and is allowing only certain
225 wireless devices to connect, you need to ensure that the client device’s
226 MAC address is permitted to connect to the router.</p>
227 <p>One way to do this is to turn off MAC filtering and configure the client
228 device to connect to the router. After that’s completed, you can use
229 the router’s <strong>Allow Current Clients</strong> feature to
230 automatically add the new client to the list of allowed devices and re-enable MAC filtering.</p>
232 <p id="idMACdeny2" style="display: none;">
233 Since this router has MAC filtering enabled and is denying certain wireless
234 devices the ability to connect, you need to ensure that the client device’s
235 MAC address is not in the list of devices to be denied.</p>
237 <p>A MAC address is a set of six bytes typically separated by colons or dashes or spaces.
238 (A byte consists of two hexadecimal digits—0-9 and A-F.)
239 For example: “<label>00:C0:49:AA:22:43</label>.”</p>
241 <p>These are some ways you may be able to determine the client device’s MAC address:
243 <li>The MAC address is typically displayed on the device itself or on the device’s packaging.</li>
244 <li>If the device is running Windows XP, 2000, or NT and you’re familiar with the command prompt,
245 you can use the “ipconfig /all” command to display the MAC address.</li>
246 <li>If the device is running Windows Me, 98, or 95 and you’re familiar with the command prompt,
247 you can use the “winipcfg” command to display the MAC address.</li>
248 <li>The device’s wireless configuration utility typically displays the MAC address somewhere.</li>
252 <p>You can configure MAC filtering on the <a href="wlmacflt.cmd">Security</a> page.</p>
255 <h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
257 <p>If a wireless device cannot connect, the wrong encryption method may be
258 selected or the key may be entered incorrectly.
259 Double-check the device’s wireless configuration utility to ensure
260 you’ve entered everything correctly.
261 Make sure the wireless device has “Infrastructure” selected as the network type.
264 <p>You should also make certain that the router and client device are positioned so that their
265 transmissions can reach each other.
266 If possible, try to configure them when they are positioned next to each other.</p>
268 <!-- MAC filtering on? -->
269 <p id="idMACallow3" style="display: none;">Since this router has
270 <span class="clsHighlight">MAC filtering configured to allow only certain devices</span>
271 to connect, the client device’s MAC address might not be in the list of
272 devices permitted to connect to the router.
273 You can configure MAC filtering on the <a href="wlmacflt.cmd">Security</a> page.</p>
274 <p id="idMACdeny3" style="display: none;">Since this router has
275 <span class="clsHighlight">MAC filtering configured to deny certain devices</span>,
276 the client device’s MAC address might be in the list of devices to be denied.
277 You can configure MAC filtering on the <a href="wlmacflt.cmd">Security</a> page.</p>
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