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The
SSID
is the name of your wireless
network.
This is what you’ll see
when performing a wireless scan or
survey from a wireless client.
You
may change this to something easy to
remember, like “MYNETWORK”.
Channel Selection
- You may
fi
nd it
necessary to change the AirStation’s
channel to avoid interference with
other 2.4 Ghz sources, such as
cordless phones, neighboring Wi-Fi
networks, baby monitors, etc.
By
default, the
Auto Channel
mode will
attempt to locate the clearest channel
possible.
Channel Bonding
modes are speci
fi
c for Draft-N.
The
20 MHz
mode uses less
available wireless bandwith, which results in less interference to other 2.4 GHz
wireless devices as well as slower wireless transfer speeds.
The
40 MHz
mode
uses more bandwith, resulting in potentially more interference but signi
fi
cantly
more performance.
Control Sideband
instructs the AirStation to use channels
towards the
lower
end of the spectrum or the
higher
end.
802.11g (Basic)
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If you have a mixed mode network, with
Draft-N, 802.11b and 802.11g clients,
it’s recommended that you check
11n
protection
to ensure that slower 11b and
11g clients connect properly.
Choosing
Auto
for
Wireless mode
lets
Draft-N, 802.11b and 802.11g clients
connect to the network.
If you would
prefer to allow only one of the modes to
connect, you have those options as well.
Framebursting
can increase throughput
for 11g clients if 11g clients are
con
fi
gured to use it.
If Framebursting
mode is enabled and a client doesn’t
support it, it simply won’t be used.
Reducing the
Output Power
below 100%
will reduce the range of your router.
802.11g (Basic)
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Buffalo recommends that you choose
the strongest form of encryption that’s
supported by all your client devices.
•
WEP
is a lot better than nothing, and
almost every wireless device ever made
supports it.
•
TKIP
is slower than WEP but much more
secure.
•
AES
is the most secure of all, and the
quickest as well.
Use it if you can.
Setting the key renewal period too short
can decrease network performance.
802.11g (Security)
By default, the AirStation broadcasts its SSID.
This makes it easier for clients to connect
to the AirStation.
To disable broadcasting, uncheck this box.
Privacy Seperator prevents wireless clients from being able to browse each other’s
computers.
Check
Enable
to turn it on.
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To setup a bridge between two or
more wireless access points, select
Enable
and click on
Apply
.
For more on setting up WDS, see
page 65, or click on
Help
at the top
right corner of the screen.
Bridge/Repeater (WDS Bridging)
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MAC Access Limit
You may limit access to your wireless
network to speci
fi
c computers.
Computers not listed on your MAC
Registration List will not be able to
connect to the network.
If you enable
this, click
Edit Registration List
to add
MAC addresses to your registration
list.
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