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Hide Access Point
Select Hide Access Point to protect the access point from
detection by wireless active scans.
If you do not want the
access point to be automatically detected by a wireless station,
this checkbox should be de-selected.
The station will not
discover this access point.
To connect a station to the
available access points, the station must manually add this
access point name in its wireless configuration.
In Windows
XP, go to the Network
Æ
Programs function to view all of the
available access points.
You can also use other software
programs such as NetStumbler to view available access points.
Clients Isolation
1.
Prevents clients PC from seeing one another in My Network
Places or Network Neighborhood.
2.
Prevents one wireless client communicating with another
wireless client.
Disable WMM
Advertise
Stops the router from ‘advertising’ its Wireless Multimedia
(WMM) functionality, which provides basic quality of service for
time-sensitive applications (e.g. VoIP, Video).
(wireless software version 3.10 and above)
SSID
Sets the wireless network name.
SSID stands for Service Set
Identifier.
All stations must be configured with the correct
SSID to access the WLAN.
If the SSID does not match, that
user will not be granted access.
The naming conventions are: Minimum is one character and
maximum number of characters: 32 bytes.
BSSID
The BSSID is a 48bit identity used to identify a particular BSS
(Basic Service Set) within an area. In Infrastructure BSS
networks, the BSSID is the MAC (Medium Access Control)
address of the AP (Access Point) and in Independent BSS or ad
hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly.
Country
A drop-down menu that permits worldwide and specific
national settings.
Each county listed in the menu enforces
specific regulations limiting channel range:
•
US= worldwide
•
Japan=1-14
•
Jordan= 10-13
•
Israel= 1-13
Max Clients
The maximum number of clients that can access the router.