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Look at the basic radio configuration settings for a Cisco 350 access point. These types of settings are common for other access points as well.

 

One parameter that you should set is the service set identifier (SSID). The SSID provides a name for the specific wireless LAN that users will associate with. For security purposes, it"s a good idea to set the SSID to something other than the default value.

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For most applications, set the transmit power of the access point to the highest value, which is typically 100 milliwatt (mW) in the United States. This will maximize the range of the wireless LAN. The actual maximum effective power output is 1 watt, but the lower transmit power allows enough margin to allow the use of a higher-gain antenna and still remain within limitations.

 

In the United States, set the access point to operate on any one of the channels in the range from 1 through 11. When installing only one access point, it doesn"t matter which channel you choose. If you install multiple access points, or you know of a nearby wireless LAN within range of yours, you need to select different non-overlapping channels (such as channels 1, 6, and 11) for each access point within range of one another.

 

As a minimum, activate wired equivalent privacy (WEP) encryption as a minimum level of security. You"ll need to assign an encryption key that all user devices will need in order to interface with the access point with encrypted data. If you choose to implement 40-bit keys, enter 10 hexadecimal characters, with each character having the value of 1 through 9 or A through F. The 104-bit keys require 26 hexadecimal characters. Keep in mind that 40-bit keys correspond with 64-bit encryption and 104-bit keys correspond with 128-bit encryption to the addition of a 24-bit initialization vector in both cases.