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

Channel Number:

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. Select the

channel to use from the drop-down list. It is not necessary to change the default channel unless

you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.



Radio Power (Percent):

Here you can specify the Radio Power of Router. You can select

High, Middle or Low which you would like. High is the default setting and is recommended.



Associated Clients:

Click the

Show Active Clients

button to view the information of wireless

clients that connects to the ADSL Router.

Click

Apply Changes

button to save your changes.



Note:

After configuration, you need to click the

Save

button appeared on the left panel so that your

configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

4.2.3.2. Security

Choose “

Setup→WLAN→Security

” menu, and you will see the Wireless Security Setup screen

(shown in Figure 4-15). Here you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There

are six encryptions supported by the Router: WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA (AES), WPA2 (AES), WPA2

(TKIP) and WPA2 Mixed.

Figure 4-15



Encryption:

There are six encryptions supported by the Router: WEP, WPA (TKIP), WPA

(AES), WPA2 (AES), WPA2 (TKIP) and WPA2 Mixed.



Use 802.1x Authentication:

If you want to use the authentication, check this box and then set

the port, IP address and password for the

Authentication RADIUS Server

.

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1.

WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit and 128-bit shared

key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard.

To configure WEP settings, select follow the steps below.

Step 1.

Select “WEP” from the Encryption drop

-down list. The following available options will change

to offer the appropriate settings.

Figure 4-16

Step 2.

Click

Set WEP Key

button to enter the Wireless WEP Key Setup screen as shown in Figure

4-17.

Figure 4-17

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Step 3.

Fill in the above parameters according to the guides below.



Key Length:

Select the desired length. Options available are 64-bit and 128-bit.



Key Format:

Select the desired format. Options available are ASCII (5 characters)

and Hex (10 characters).



Default Tx Key:

Select the desired key for the configuration.



Encryption Key 1/2/3/4:

Create a key for your wireless network.

Step 4.

Click

Apply Changes

to save your configuration. Click

Close

to close the screen and return

to Wireless Security Setup screen.



Note:

After configuration, you need to click the

Save

button appeared on the left panel so that your

configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

2.

WPA/WPA2

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 (WPA version 2) are based on Radius Server. There are

two WPA encryption rules, AES and TKIP. There are also two WPA Authentication Mode, Enterprise

(RADUIS) or Personal (Pre-Shared Key).

To configure WEP settings, select follow the steps below.

Step 1.

Select “WPA (TKIP), WPA (AES), WPA2 (TKIP), WPA2 (AES) or WPA2 (Mixed)” encryption

from the Encryption drop-down list. Then the following available options will change to offer

the appropriate settings.



TKIP

(

T

emporal

K

ey

I

ntegrity

P

rotocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides

dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted.



AES

(

A

dvanced

E

ncryption

S

tandard) - A security method that uses symmetric 128-

bit block data encryption.

Figure 4-18

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Step 2.

Select the desired

WPA Authentication Mode

, Enterprise (RADIUS) or Personal (Pre-

Shared key). After the selection, the following available options will change to offer the

appropriate configuration.



Enterprise (RADIUS):

If this mode is selected, parameters including Port, IP address

and Password are required in

Authentication RADIUS Server

filed.



Personal (Pre-Shared Key):

If this mode is selected, parameters in

Pre-Shared Key

Format

and

Pre-Shared Key

filed are required. For

Pre-Shared Key Format

,

Passphrase and Hex (64 characters) are provided. You then need to create a key for

your Router in

Pre-Shared Key

filed. The least length of the key will change

according to the format selected in

Pre-Shared Key Format

field.

Step 3.

Click

Apply

Changes

to save your configuration.



Note:

After configuration, you need to click the

Save

button appeared on the left panel so that your

configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

4.2.3.3. Access control

Choose “

Setup→WLAN→Access Control

” menu, and you will see the Wireless Access Control

screen (shown in Figure 4-19). Wireless access control function is used to allow or deny the wireless

client’s access to the wireless ne

twork by MAC address.

Figure 4-19



Wireless Access Control Mode:

Options are “Disable”, “Allow Listed” and “Deny Listed”. If the

mode is “Disable”, it means the wireless access control function is closed;

if the mode is “Allow

Listed”, only the client on the list will be able to connect to you access point; if the mode is

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“Deny Listed”, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect to you access point.

Click

Apply Changes

to save your configuration.



MAC Address:

Enter the MAC address of the client you want to allow or deny.



Current Access Control List:

Shows the MAC address table you configured, you can delete it

as you need.



Note:

After configuration, you need to click the

Save

button appeared on the left panel so that your

configuration can still take effect after the Router reboots.

4.2.3.4. Advanced

Choose “

Setup→WLAN→Advanced

” menu, and you will see the Wireless Advanced Settings

screen (shown in Figure 4-20). You can configure the advanced parameters for your WLAN.

Figure 4-20



Fragment Threshold:

This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is

fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly

increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result

in poor network performance. Only minor reduction of the default value is recommended. In

most cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346.



RTS Threshold:

Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor reduction of the

default value 2347 is recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS

threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The Router sends Request to

Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame.

After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to

acknowledge the right to begin transmission. In most cases, keep its default value of 2347.