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Security Precautions
SincewirelessLANusesradiowavestotransmitsignals,tightersecurity
precautionsarenecessarythanwhenusingaLANcable.
WhenusingwirelessLAN,keepthefollowingpointsinmind.
• Onlyusenetworksyouareauthorizedtouse.
ThisproductsearchesforwirelessLANnetworksinthevicinityand
displaystheresultsonthescreen.Networksyouarenotauthorizedto
use(unknownnetworks)mayalsobedisplayed.However,connectingto
orattemptingtousethosenetworkscouldberegardedasunauthorized
access.Besuretouseonlynetworksyouareauthorizedtouse,anddo
notattempttoconnecttootherunknownnetworks.
Ifsecuritysettingshavenotbeenproperlyset,thefollowingproblemsmay
occur.
• Transmissionmonitoring
ThirdpartieswithmaliciousintentmaymonitorwirelessLAN
transmissionsandattempttoacquirethedatayouaresending.
• Unauthorizednetworkaccess
Thirdpartieswithmaliciousintentmaygainunauthorizedaccessto
thenetworkyouareusingandsteal,modify,ordestroyinformation.
Additionally,youcouldfallvictimtoothertypesofunauthorizedaccess
suchasimpersonation(wheresomeoneassumesanidentitytogain
accesstounauthorizedinformation)andspringboardattacks(where
someonegainsunauthorizedaccesstoyournetworkasaspringboardto
covertheirtrackswheninltratingothersystems).
Topreventthesetypesofproblemsfromoccurring,besuretothoroughly
secureyourwirelessLANnetwork.
BesuretousethewirelessLANfunctionofthiscamerawithaproper
understandingofwirelessLANsecurity,andbalanceriskandconvenience
whenadjustingsecuritysettings.