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Wireless

Parameters

WLAN Service:

Choose Disabled/Enable/TimeSlot from the drop-down list.

Mode:

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

devices in your network, then keep the default in mixed mode. From the drop-down manual, you can

select 802.11g if you have only 11g card. If you have only 11b card, then select 802.11b. If you have only

11n card, then select 802.11n.

ESSID:

The ESSID is the unique name of a wireless access point (AP) to be distinguished from another.

For security purpose, change the default

wlan-ap

to

a unique ID name to the AP which is already built-in

to the router’s wireless interface. It is case sensitive and must not excess 32 characters. Make sure your

wireless clients have exactly the ESSID as the device, in order to get connected to your network.

Note:

It is case sensitive and must not excess 32 characters.

ESSID Broadcast:

It is function in which transmits its ESSID to the air so that when wireless client

searches for a network, router can then be discovered and recognized. Default setting is

Enabled.



Disable:

If you do not want broadcast your ESSID. Any client uses “any” wireless setting cannot

discover the Access Point (AP) of your router.



Enable:

Any client that using the “any” setting can discover the Access Point (AP).

Regulation Domain:

There are seven Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North

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

Channel

Wdith:

Select either

20 MHz

or

20/40 MHz

for the channel bandwidth. The higher the bandwidth

the better the performance will be.

Channel ID:

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

Note:

Wireless performance may degrade if select ID channel is already being occupied by other AP(s).

TX PowerLevel:

It is a function that enhances the wireless transmitting signal strength. User may adjust

this power level from minimum 1 up to maximum 100.

Note:

The Power Level maybe different in each access network user premises environment and choose the most

suitable level for your network.

Connected:

Representing in

true

or

false

. That it is the connection status between the system and the

build-in wireless card.

AP MAC Address:

It is a unique hardware address of the Access Point.

AP Firmware Version:

The Access Point firmware version.

WMM:

This feature works concurrently with QoS that enables the system to prioritize the flow of data

packets according to 4 categories: Voice, Video, Best Efforts and Background.

Enable:

Click to activate WMM feature.

Disable:

Click to deactivate WMM feature.

Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

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

It is easy to be installed simply to define peer’s MAC address of the connected AP. WDS takes

advantages of cost saving and flexibility which 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 extending cover range at the same time.

In addition, WDS enhances its link connection security in WEP mode, WEP key encryption 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’s MAC Address. It is important that your peer’s AP

must include your MAC address in order to acknowledge and communicate with each other.

2. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the second associated AP’s MAC Address.

3. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the third associated AP’s MAC Address.

4. Peer WDS MAC Address:

It is the fourth associated AP’s MAC Address.

Note:

For MAC Address, Semicolon ( : ) must be included.

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Wireless Security

You can disable or enable with WPA or WEP for protecting wireless network.

The default mode of wireless security is

disabled

.

WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK

Security Mode:

You can disable or enable with WPA or WEP for protecting wireless network. The default

mode of wireless security is

Disable

.

WPA Algorithms:

There are two types of the WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK. The WPA-PSK adapts the

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encrypted algorithms, which incorporates Message Integrity Code

(MIC) to provide protection against hackers. The WPA2-PSK adapts CCMP (Cipher Block Chaining

Message Authentication Code Protocol) of the AES (Advanced Encryption Security) algorithms.

WPA Shared Key:

The key for

network authentication. The input format is in character style and key size

should be in the range 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.

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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,

Share key

.

WEP Encryption:

To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the

network, the router offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP. If you require high security for

transmissions, there are two alternatives to select from:

WEP 64 and WEP 128

. WEP 128 will offer

increased security over WEP 64. The encryption can either be HEX or ASCII.

Passphrase:

This is used to generate WEP keys automatically based upon the input string and a

pre-defined algorithm in WEP64 or WEP128. You can input the same string in both the AP and Client card

settings to generate the same WEP keys. Please note that you do not have to enter

Key (1-4)

as below

when the

Passphrase

is enabled. Passphrase will convert an inputted string into the HEX format which

will automatically fill the input space for Key 1 to Key 4.

Default Used WEP Key:

Select the encryption key ID. There are 4 keys to choose from so that you will

not have to re-create a key every time you decide to have it as something different. You can just have 4

sets of keys to rotate instead of jus having 1 key. Please refer to

Key (1~4)

below.

Key (1-4):

Enter the key to encrypt wireless data this can be in ASCII or HEX depending on the WEP

Encryption that you have selected above. 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 your selection. The

input format is in HEX (10 and 26 HEX codes) or ASCII style (5 and 13 ASCII codes) are required for

WEP64 and WEP128 respectively

no any separator is included.

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Wireless Client / MAC Address Filter

The MAC Address supports up to 16 wireless network machines and helps you manage your network

control to accept traffic from specific authorized machines or to restrict unwanted machine(s) to access

your LAN.

There are no pre-define 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 specific device accessing your LAN by insert the MAC Address in the

space provided or click

. Make sure your PC’s MAC is listed.



Blocked:

To prevent unwanted device accessing the LAN by insert the MAC Address in the

space provided or click

. Make sure your PC’s MAC is not listed.

The maximum client is 16. The MAC addresses are 6 bytes long; they are presented only in hexadecimal

characters. The number

0

-

9

and letters

a

-

f

are acceptable.

Note:

Follow the MAC Address Format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. Semicolon ( : ) must be included.

Candidates:

it automatically detects devices connected to the router through the Wireless.

→

Associated Wireless Clients

Associate Wireless Client displays a list of individual wireless device’s MAC Address that currently

connects to the router.

You can easily by checking the box next to the MAC address to be blocked or allowed. Then,

Add

to

insert to the Wireless Client (MAC Address) Filter table. The maximum Wireless client is 16.