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117 <h3>How do I add a new wireless client to my network?</h3>
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121 <p>When you add a new wireless client to an existing network, there are certain
122 pieces of information you need to have. The router may provide some of this
123 information to the client automatically, but if it doesn’t, you
124 will have to enter it yourself.</p>
126 <p>When you install a wireless adapter in a computer running Windows,
127 it usually comes with a utility that is installed on the computer and
128 displays an icon in the taskbar’s notification area.
129 Windows XP also provides its own mechanism for managing wireless adapters.
130 One thing all wireless devices have in common is that they have some way to
131 configure the wireless connection.</p>
133 <p>Although there are many different wireless devices, they use almost identical
134 terms for the information they require to establish a wireless connection.</p>
137 <div id="idPanelHelp">
139 <h1>Client Reference Sheet</h1>
143 <td><label>Network name:</label></td>
144 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlSsid)%></td>
148 <td><label>Method:</label></td>
149 <td class="clsStatic"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>"));</script></td>
152 <tr id="idEncrypt" style="display: none;">
153 <td><label>Encryption:</label></td>
154 <td class="clsStatic"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getEncryption("<%ejGetWlJS(wlWpa)%>"));</script></td>
156 <tr id="idKeyWPA" style="display: none;">
157 <td><label>Pass phrase:</label></td>
158 <td class="clsStatic"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlWpaPsk)%></td>
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162 <td><label>RADIUS server:</label></td>
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174 <tr valign="top" id="idKeyWEP" style="display: none;">
175 <td rowspan="4">Keys:</label></td>
176 <td class="clsStatic"><script type="text/javascript">document.write(getWEPkey("<%ejGetWlJS(wlKeyIndex)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey1)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey2)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey3)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey4)%>"));</script></td>
180 <!-- MAC filtering on? -->
181 <p id="idMACallow1" style="display: none;">MAC filtering is allowing only specified devices.</p>
182 <p id="idMACdeny1" style="display: none;">MAC filtering is denying only specified devices.</p>
186 <h3>1. Network name (SSID)</h3>
188 <p>The first thing a wireless client needs to know is the network name or SSID,
189 which is set on the router.</p>
191 <p>The network name of this router is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlSsid)%></span>.</p>
193 <!-- SSID BROADCAST? -->
194 <p id="idSSIDbon" style="display: none;">Since the router is broadcasting its network name,
195 you don’t have to enter it into the wireless device’s utility.
196 You should be able to perform a “site survey” or “scan” and the
197 utility will indicate that it’s found the router’s network name.</p>
198 <p id="idSSIDboff" style="display: none;">The router is not broadcasting its network name,
199 so you will need to enter it into the wireless device’s utility. Most utilities
200 are different, but there is usually a mechanism for creating a “profile”
201 and entering the necessary information.</p>
206 <p>In order for a wireless client to communicate with a router using security,
207 it must use the same method.
208 Security for wireless communication consists of an authentication method (which controls
209 which devices can connect to the router) and an encryption method (which prevents someone from
210 “reading” the data being sent between a wireless client and the router.</p>
212 <!-- Display appropriate security paragraph -->
214 <p id="idAuthNone" style="display: none;">The router is insecure, so the client device may already be able to connect to it.</p>
216 <p id="idAuthWEP" style="display: none;">
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219 document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>"));
222 The encryption method is <span class="clsHighlight">WEP</span> and
223 the encryption key is <span class="clsHighlight">
224 <script type="text/javascript">
225 document.write(getWEPkey("<%ejGetWlJS(wlKeyIndex)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey1)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey2)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey3)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey4)%>") + "<\/span>.");
227 You may also need to select the type of encryption key, which is <span class="clsHighlight">
228 <script type="text/javascript">
229 document.write(getWEPkeyType(getWEPkey("<%ejGetWlJS(wlKeyIndex)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey1)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey2)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey3)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlKey4)%>")) + "<\/span>.<\/p>");
232 <p id="idAuthWPA" style="display: none;">
233 The router’s authentication method is <span class="clsHighlight">
234 <script type="text/javascript">
235 document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>") + "<\/span>,");
237 the encryption method is <span class="clsHighlight">
238 <script type="text/javascript">
239 document.write(getEncryption("<%ejGetWlJS(wlWpa)%>") + "<\/span>,");
241 and the encryption key is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlWpaPsk)%></span>.</p>
242 <!-- 802.1X/RADIUS -->
243 <p id="idAuthRADIUS" style="display: none;">
244 The router’s authentication method is <span class="clsHighlight">
245 <script type="text/javascript">
246 document.write(getSecurityMethod("<%ejGetWlJS(wlAuthMode)%>", "<%ejGetWlJS(wlWep)%>") + "<\/span>;");
248 the RADIUS server is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusServerIP)%></span>;
249 the RADIUS port is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusPort)%></span>;
250 the RADIUS key is <span class="clsHighlight"><%ejGetWlHTML(wlRadiusKey)%></span>.</p>
253 <!-- Only display this section if MAC filtering is enabled -->
254 <div id="idMACfiltering" style="display: none;">
255 <h3>3. MAC Filtering</h3>
257 <!-- MAC filtering on? -->
258 <div id="idMACallow2" style="display: none;">
259 <p>Since this router has MAC filtering enabled and is allowing only certain
260 wireless devices to connect, you need to ensure that the client device’s
261 MAC address is permitted to connect to the router.</p>
262 <p>One way to do this is to turn off MAC filtering and configure the client
263 device to connect to the router. After that’s completed, you can use
264 the router’s <strong>Allow Current Clients</strong> feature to
265 automatically add the new client to the list of allowed devices and re-enable MAC filtering.</p>
267 <p id="idMACdeny2" style="display: none;">
268 Since this router has MAC filtering enabled and is denying certain wireless
269 devices the ability to connect, you need to ensure that the client device’s
270 MAC address is not in the list of devices to be denied.</p>
272 <p>A MAC address is a set of six bytes typically separated by colons or dashes or spaces.
273 (A byte consists of two hexadecimal digits—0-9 and A-F.)
274 For example: “<label>00:C0:49:AA:22:43</label>.”</p>
276 <p>These are some ways you may be able to determine the client device’s MAC address:
278 <li>The MAC address is typically displayed on the device itself or on the device’s packaging.</li>
279 <li>If the device is running Windows XP, 2000, or NT and you’re familiar with the command prompt,
280 you can use the “ipconfig /all” command to display the MAC address.</li>
281 <li>If the device is running Windows Me, 98, or 95 and you’re familiar with the command prompt,
282 you can use the “winipcfg” command to display the MAC address.</li>
283 <li>The device’s wireless configuration utility typically displays the MAC address somewhere.</li>
287 <p>You can configure MAC filtering on the <a href="wlmacflt.cmd">Security</a> page.</p>
290 <h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
292 <p>If a wireless device cannot connect, the wrong encryption method may be
293 selected or the key may be entered incorrectly.
294 Double-check the device’s wireless configuration utility to ensure
295 you’ve entered everything correctly.
296 Make sure the wireless device has “Infrastructure” selected as the network type.
299 <p>You should also make certain that the router and client device are positioned so that their
300 transmissions can reach each other.
301 If possible, try to configure them when they are positioned next to each other.</p>
303 <!-- MAC filtering on? -->
304 <p id="idMACallow3" style="display: none;">Since this router has
305 <span class="clsHighlight">MAC filtering configured to allow only certain devices</span>
306 to connect, the client device’s MAC address might not be in the list of
307 devices permitted to connect to the router.
308 You can configure MAC filtering on the <a href="wlmacflt.cmd">Security</a> page.</p>
309 <p id="idMACdeny3" style="display: none;">Since this router has
310 <span class="clsHighlight">MAC filtering configured to deny certain devices</span>,
311 the client device’s MAC address might be in the list of devices to be denied.
312 You can configure MAC filtering on the <a href="wlmacflt.cmd">Security</a> page.</p>
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