Packet Tracer experiment Setting up a Wireless Router with security

Start the packet tracer program Place the Linksys Wireless Router in your workspace Place a PC in your workspace and connect the two devices with a straight cable between the PC and fastEthernet port 0 on the wireless device From your PC open the http web browser, and enter the default IP address of the Linksys device (192.168.0.1) into the address field and press Enter. A screen appears, requesting your user name and password. Use admin as the User name and admin for the password. Click OK. Remember that passwords are casesensitive. You should now have the routers GUI interface. Modify its default settings so that it assigns IP addresses for the 192.168.25.0 network with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. In addition, the gateway should be at address 192.168.25.1 and the maximum number of uses should not exceed 25 Open a command prompt window and ensure that you could ping the gateway As you make the necessary changes on the Linksys device, click Save Settings on each screen to save the changes or click Cancel Changes to keep the default settings. Click on the Basic Wireless Settings window, the Network Mode shows mixed by default, because the AP supports 802.11b, g, and n wireless devices. You can use any of these standards to connect to the AP. If the wireless portion of the multi-function device is NOT being used, the network mode would be set to Disabled. Leave the default of Mixed selected. Delete the default SSID (linksys) in the Network Name (SSID) textbox. Enter a new SSID using your last name or name chosen by your instructor. SSIDs are case-sensitive. Write down the exact SSID name that you are using. __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Click on the Radio Band drop-down menu and write down the two options. ____________________________________________________________________________ For a wireless network that can use 802.11b, g, or n client devices, the default is Auto. Auto allows the Wide Channel option to be chosen and gives the best performance. The Standard Channel option is used if the wireless client devices are 802.11b or g, or both b and g. The Wide Channel option is used if only 802.11n client devices are being used. Leave the default of Auto selected. SSID Broadcast is set to enabled by default, which enables the AP to periodically send out the SSID using the wireless antenna. Any wireless devices in the area can detect this broadcast. This is how clients detect nearby wireless networks. Click on the Save Settings button. When the settings have been successfully saved, click on Continue. The AP is now configured for a wireless network with the name (SSID) that you gave it. It is important to write down this information before starting the next lab or attaching any wireless NICs to the wireless network.

Configure encryption and authentication

Choose the Wireless Security tab on the Wireless screen. This router supports four types of security mode settings: o WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) o WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Personal, which uses a pre-shared key (PSK) o WPA Enterprise, which uses Remote Access Dial In User Service (RADIUS) o RADIUS

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Select WPA Personal Security Mode

On the next screen, choose an Encryption algorithm. To secure a network, use the highest level of encryption possible within the Selected Security mode. The following Security Modes and Encryption levels are listed from least secure (WEP) to most secure (WPA2 with AES) WEP WPA o TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) o AES (Advanced Encryption System) WPA2 o TKIP o AES AES is only supported by newer devices that contain a co-processor. To ensure compatibility with all devices, select TKIP.

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For authentication, enter a pre-shared key between 8 and 63 characters. This key is shared by the Linksys device and all connected devices. Choose a key renewal period between 600 and 7200 seconds. The renewal period is how often the Linksys device changes the encryption key. Save your settings before exiting the screen.

Configure MAC address filtering

Choose the Wireless MAC Filter tab on the Wireless screen. MAC address filtering allows only selected wireless client MAC addresses to have access to your network. Select the radio button to Permit PCs listed below to access the wireless network. Click the Wireless Client List button to display a list of all wireless client computers on your network.

The next screen allows you to identify which MAC addresses can have access to the wireless network. Click the Save to MAC Address Filter List check box for any client device you want to add, and then click the Add button. Any wireless clients, other than those in the list will be prevented from accessing your wireless network. Save your settings before exiting the screen.

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