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11.3

Advanced Security Settings

If you select

Wireless

from the top navigation menu and then select

Advanced

Security Settings

in the left

submenu, the following screen will appear. Generally, most owners of the Router will not need to modify these

wireless options.

From this menu, you can change your wireless security level by selecting the desired choice: WEP, WEP + 802.1x,

or Wireless Protected Access (WPA). You can also enable/disable the SSID broadcast feature for the product.

If you want to limit connected wireles dievces to only the 802.11g (54Mbps) standard, chose the 802.11 b/g mode

link and select the desired mode.

For full access to all wireless and secuity settings on one page, click on the

Other Advanced Wireless Options

link

at the bottom of the page. Details on this page are provided in section 11.3.4.

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11.3.1

SSID Broadcast

If you clicked the

SSID Broadcast

link, the following screen will appear. By disabling the SSID broadcast, your

Router will no longer send out messages indicating that it is in place. Disabling the SSID broadcast does not disable

the wireless interface and clients configured with the correct SSID and wireless security key (when enabled) will

still be able to connect. If you enable or disable SSID Broadcast, you must click

Apply

to save the change.

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11.3.2

Wireless MAC Authentication

If you clicked the

Wireless MAC Authenticaton

link, the following screen will appear. Set up your MAC Filtering

settings, and then click

Apply

to save the settings.

For example, if you select “Allow” from the

MAC filtering Mode

drop-down list, this option will allow only the

devices whose MAC Addresses are active in the list to connect to the Router. To add a MAC address, click the

New

MAC Address

link.

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The following screen will appear. Enter the MAC address of the device that you want to allow access to the Router.

Then, click

OK

to continue.

After you have entered a valid MAC address, the following

Advanced Security Settings

screen will display all the

MAC addresses that have been added to the MAC filtering table. Be sure to select the desired option from the

MAC

Filtering Mode

drop-down list. Then, click

Apply

to allow the settings to take effect in the Router.

To edit a MAC address, click the pencil icon next to the address you want to edit. To delete a MAC Address, click

the “

X

” icon next to the address you want to delete. To add a new MAC address, click the plus icon, or click the

New

MAC Address

link.

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11.3.3

802.11b/g Mode

If you clicked the

802.11b/g Mode

link, the following screen will appear. Access to the Router’s wireless network

can be controlled by designating a wireless LAN technology specification 802.11b (11 Mbps) or 802.11g (54 Mbps).

Use an option that is most compatible with your wireless clients.

Select the desired mode from the drop-down list, and then click

Apply

to save the settings.