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Wireless

Determines whether to allow wireless communication. If this is unchecked, then no

wireless connections will be allowed.

Wireless Channel

Sets a channel (a range of frequencies) for wireless connections. With

Auto Channel

selected, the AirStation will automatically use the best available channel. If a channel

compatible with DFS is selected, the channel will be changed automatically when a

weather radar is detected.

High-Speed Mode

Configure the bandwidth for wireless communication. To increase communication rate,

set the bandwidth to 80 MHz and configure extension channel.

Broadcast SSID

If

Allow

is checked, then the AirStation will respond to SSID searches from wireless

devices by broadcasting its SSID. If

Allow

is unchecked, then the AirStation ignores SSID

searches from wireless devices.

SSID 1

SSID 2

Enable or disable the main SSID (SSID 1) and sub SSID (SSID 2).

SSID Isolation

Enable to make wireless devices connected to the specified SSID be able to

communicate only with the WAN-side.

Wireless Authentication

Select an authentication method for SSID 1 from below:

WPA/WPA2-mixed mode PSK

Allows the authentication compatible with WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK at the same time.

WPA2-PSK

Allows the authentication compatible with WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i).

WPA-PSK

Allows the authentication compatible with WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).

No Authentication

Connect to wireless clients without any authentication method.

Encrypt Wireless Data

You may use any of the following types of encryption:

TKIP/AES mixed mode

TKIP/AES mixed mode

allows both TKIP and AES authentication and communication. This

is no more secure than TKIP alone, but more convenient for some users.

TKIP/AES mixed

mode

can be selected only when

WPA/WPA2 mixed mode - PSK

is selected for wireless

authentication.

AES

AES is more secure than TKIP, and faster. Use a pre-shared key to communicate with a

wireless device. AES can be selected only when WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is selected for

wireless authentication.

No Encryption

Data is transmitted without encryption. With this setting, anyone within range can

connect to your wireless network and might be able to access data on the network. Not

recommended for anyone with private data that needs to be kept secure.

No Encryption

can be selected only when

No Authentication

is selected for wireless authentication.

WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared

Keys)

A pre-shared key or passphrase is the password for your wireless connections. There are

two different formats for a pre-shared key. Use 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters (case-

sensitive) for an ASCII passphrase, or use 64 alphanumeric characters (0 to 9 and a to f,

not case-sensitive) for a hexadecimal passphrase.

Key Renewal Interval

Set the update interval for the encryption key between 0 and 1440 (minutes).

WEP Encryption Key

Settings

A WEP encryption key (passphrase) may have any of four different formats. An

ASCII passphrase may use either 5 or 13 alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive). A

hexadecimal passphrase may use either 10 or 26 alphanumeric characters (0 to 9 and a

to f, not case-sensitive).

BSS BasicRateSet

The BSS basic rate set is a set of rates at which the router can transmit.

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Multicast Rate

Sets the communication speed of multicast packets.

802.11n Protection

Enable to use 802.11n protection. 802.11n protection gives priority to 802.11n devices in

mixed mode (11b/g or 11a) networks.

DTIM Period

Set the beacon responding interval (1 -255) for which the AirStation responds to a

wireless device. This setting is effective only when power management is enabled for

the wireless device.

Wireless Client Isolation

If enabled, Wireless Client Isolation blocks communication between wireless devices

connected to the AirStation. Wireless devices will be able to connect to the Internet

but not with each other. Devices that are connected to the AirStation with wired

connections will still be able to connect to wireless devices normally.

Output Power

This sets the power of the wireless signal. Because the wireless transmission output and

signal distance range are nearly proportional, when the wireless transmission output is

reduced, the signal distance range also becomes shorter.

WMM Settings

Check

Display

to set priorities.

WMM-EDCA Parameters

You don’t usually need to change these settings. Using the default settings is

recommended.

Priority

The following priorities may be applied to individual transmission packets: (Highest) 8,

(High) 4, (Normal) 2, and (Low) 1. From the queue, these packets are processed in order

of priority.

CWmin, CWmax

The maximum and minimum value of the contention window. The contention window is

used in the frame collision avoidance structure performed in IEEE802.11, and generally,

the smaller the value in the window, the higher the probability that the queue obtains

the right to send.

AIFSN

The interval to send frames. The unit of the AIFSN is a slot, just as the window defined

by CWmin and CWmax is. The smaller the interval of sending frames, the faster the

algorithm can restart.

As a result, the priority of the queue is higher.

TXOP Limit

The period of time that the queue can use after obtaining the right to send. The unit is

32 ms. The longer this time, the more frames can be sent per right to send. However, the

queue may interfere with other packet transmissions. If

TXOP Limit

is set to 0 (zero), only

one frame can be sent per right to send.

Admission Control

Restricts new frames from interfering with a previous queue. New packets are prioritized

lower until a queue of them is collected. As the new queue accumulates more packets,

its priority increases.

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WPS

WPS is a computing standard that attempts to allow easy establishment of a secure wireless home network. It was

created by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Wireless - WPS (Router and Access Point Mode Only)

WPS

Enable to use WPS automatic configuration.

External Registrar

Enable to accept configure requests from other WPS devices.

Note:

Configure requests will not be accepted if AOSS is in use.

AirStation PIN

Displays the PIN code of the AirStation. Clicking

Generate PIN

will generate a new PIN

code. This code can be entered into other wireless devices that support WPS.

WPS PIN

Enter the PIN code for the other wireless device and click

OK

.

WPS Status

Displays

configured

if all available wireless bands are configured. Displays

unconfigured

if

at least one wireless band is unconfigured.

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AOSS

AOSS is a system for easily configuring a secure wireless home network. It was developed by Buffalo.

Wireless - AOSS (Router and Access Point Mode Only)

AOSS Status

Displays current AOSS status. Click

to disconnect AOSS connection when it is

enabled.

(SSID and encryption key will return to the previous setting.)

Allow WEP for Game

Consoles Only

This allows game consoles which only support WEP to connect to the network.

AOSS Button on The

AirStation Unit

If

Enable

is unchecked, only WPS runs when you press the button.

AOSS Client Information

Displays the information of the clients connected to this product via AOSS and

communicating with this product wirelessly.

Name

Displays the name of the clients.

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the clients.

Encryption Type

Displays the encryption type the clients can use.

Wireless

Displays current wireless method.

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MAC Filtering

Restrict access to specific wireless devices here.

Wireless - MAC Filtering

Enforce MAC Filtering

Enable to restrict wireless connections to devices with registered MAC addresses.

Registration List

Displays the MAC addresses of registered devices which are permitted to connect

wirelessly.

Edit Registration List

Adds a wireless device to the list of permitted devices.

Enter MAC Addresses

Enter a MAC address of a wireless device to permit to connect to the AirStation. Click

Register

to add that MAC address to the list.

Connected Client’s List

Display the list of all MAC addresses of wireless devices connected to the AirStation.

Multicast Control

Configure restrictions on unnecessary multicast packets sent to the wireless LAN port here.

Wireless - Multicast Control

Snooping

If enabled, snooping supervises multicast administrative packets such as IGMP and

restricts unnecessary multicast transfers to wired or wireless ports.

Multicast Aging Time

Set the time to hold the data from multicast snooping in the range of 1 to 3600

(seconds).

Enter a value bigger than the IGMP/MLD query interval.