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Wireless

Parameters

WLAN Service

: Default setting is set to ‘Enable’. If you do not have any wireless devices, select ‘Disable’.

Mode:

The default setting is 802.11b+g+n (Mixed mode). If you do not know or you have both 11g and 11b devices on

your network, then keep the setting in mixed mode. From the drop-down menu, you can select 802.11g if you know that

there are only 802.11g cards. You may do the same for 802.11b as well as 802.11n.

ESSID:

The ESSID is the unique name given to a wireless access point (AP) used to distinguish one access point from

another. For security purposes, please change the default wlan-ap to a unique ID. It is case sensitive and must not

exceed 32 characters. Make sure your wireless clients have the same ESSID as the device in order to connect to your

network.

Note: It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.

ESSID Broadcast:

It is used to broadcast the routers ESSID over the network so that when a wireless client searches

for a network, the router can be discovered and recognized. Default setting is set to ‘Enable’.

Enable

: When enabled, you allow anybody with a wireless client to locate the Access Point (AP) of your router.

Disable

: When disabled, you do not broadcast your ESSID. Therefore, no one will be able to locate the Access

Point (AP) of your router.

Regulation Domain

: There are seven Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North America (N.

America), Europe, France, etc. The Channel ID will be different based on this setting.

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Channel ID

: Select the wireless channel ID that you would like to use.

Note: Wireless performance may degrade if the selected channel ID is already being occupied by other AP(s).

TX Power Level:

It is a function that enhances the wireless transmission signal strength.

Users may adjust this power

level from minimum 1 up to maximum 100 or 127 depending on the models used. Please refer to the note table for the

appropriate power level range of your model.

Note: The Power Level may be different in each access network user premises environment, so choose the most

suitable level for your network.

Connected:

Displayed either as true or false. This is the connection status between the system and the built-in wireless

card.

AP MAC Address

: It is a unique hardware address for the Access Point.

AP Firmware Version

: The Access Point firmware version.

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

WDS is a wireless access point mode that enables a wireless link and communication with other access points. It is

easy to install simply by defining the peer’s MAC address of the connected AP. WDS takes advantage of the cost

saving and flexibility, because no extra wireless client device is required to bridge between two access points, and

extending an existing wired or wireless infrastructure network to create a larger network. It can connect up to 4 wireless

APs for extended coverage at the same time.

In addition, WDS also enhances its link connection security mode. Key encryption and channel must be the same for both

access points.

WDS Service

: The default setting is Disabled. Check Enable radio button to activate this function.

1.

Peer WDS MAC Address: It is the associated AP MAC Address. It is important that your peer’s AP include your MAC

address in order to acknowledge and communicate with each other.

2.

Peer WDS MAC Address: It is the second associated AP MAC Address.

3.

Peer WDS MAC Address: It is the third associated AP MAC Address.

4.

Peer WDS MAC Address: It is the fourth associated AP MAC Address.

Note: For MAC Address, Colons ( : ) must be included.

Wireless Security

You can disable or enable the wireless security function using WPA or WEP for wireless network protection.

The default mode of wireless security is set to ‘Disabled’.

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WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK

Security Mode

: You can disable or enable security mode with WPA or WEP for protecting your wireless network. The

default mode of wireless security is set to ‘Disable’.

WPA Shared Key

: The key for network authentication. The input format is in character style and key size should be

between 8 and 63 characters.

Group Key Renewal

: The period of renewal time for changing the security key automatically between wireless client and

Access Point (AP). Default value is 600 seconds.

WEP

WEP Authentication

: To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the

router offers secure data encryption, known as WEP. If you require high security for transmissions, there are two options

to select from: Open System and Share key.

WEP Encryption

: To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the

router offers highly secured data encryption, known as WEP. If you require high security for transmissions, there are two

settings to select from: WEP 64 and WEP 128. WEP 128 will offer higher security over WEP 64.

Passphrase

: This is used to generate WEP keys automatically based on the input string and a pre-defined algorithm in

WEP64 or WEP128.

Default Used WEP Key

: Select the encryption key ID; please refer to Key (1~4) below.

Key (1-4):

Enter the key to encrypt wireless data. To allow encrypted data transmission, the WEP Encryption Key values

on all wireless stations must be the same as the router. There are four keys for you to select from. The input format is in

HEX style, 10 and 26 HEX codes are required for WEP64 and WEP128 respectively.

Wireless Client / MAC Address Filter

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The MAC Address filter supports up to 16 wireless network clients. It allows you to manage your network to allow

traffic from authorized clients or to restrict unwanted clients from accessing your Wireless network.

There are no pre-defined MAC Address filter rules; you can add the filter rules to meet your requirements.

Wireless Client Filter:

Default setting is set to ‘Disable’.

Allowed

: To authorize devices to access your network by inserting the MAC Address in the space provided

or by clicking on the Candidate button.

Make sure your PC’s MAC is listed.

Blocked:

To prevent unwanted devices from accessing network by inserting the MAC Address in the space

provided or by clicking on the Candidate button. Make sure your PC’s MAC is not listed.

The maximum number of clients is 16. The MAC addresses are 6 bytes long; they are represented only in

hexadecimal characters. The numbers 0 - 9 and letters a - f are acceptable.

Note: Follow the MAC Address Format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

Colons ( : ) must be included.

Candidates: It automatically detects devices that are connected to the router through the Wireless access point (AP).Click

the Candidate button to access the

Associated Wireless Clients

window.

Associate Wireless Client

: Displays a list of MAC addresses of all wireless devices that are currently connected to the

router.

You can check the checkbox next to the MAC address to block or allow the wireless client to access the network. Then

click Add to insert the Wireless Clients MAC Address into the Filter table.

The maximum number of

Wireless clients is

16.

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WPS

The WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) feature is a standard protocol created by Wi-Fi Alliance. This protocol is used to build

a Wi-Fi network within a home / small office environment in an easy and secured manner. This feature thus provides a

much simplified method to configure Wi-Fi Protected Access to those who know very little about wireless security.

Port Setting

This section allows you to configure the settings for the router’s Ethernet ports to solve some compatibility problems that

may be encountered while connecting to the Internet, as well as allowing users to tweak the performance of their

network.

Port # Connection Type

: There are six options to choose from: Auto, disable, 10M half-duplex, 10M full-duplex, 100M

half-duplex, 100M full-duplex and Disable. Sometimes, there are Ethernet compatibility problems with legacy Ethernet

devices, and you can configure different types to solve compatibility issues. The default is Auto, which users should keep

unless they have specific problems with PCs not being able to access your network.

IPv4 TOS priority Control (Advanced users):

TOS, Type of Services, is the 2

nd

octet of an IP packet. Bits 6-7 of this

octet are reserved and bit 0-5 are used to specify the priority of the packet.

This feature uses bits 0-5 to classify the packet’s priority. If the packet priority is set as high, its transmission will be given

the first priority and will not be constrained by the Rate Limit. Therefore, when this feature is enabled, the router’s

Ethernet switch will first check the 2

nd

octet of each IP packet. If the value in the TOS field matches the values checked

in the table (0 to 63), this packet will be treated as high priority.