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Option
Description
Clients
Isolation
When enabled, it prevents client PCs from seeing one another in My
Network Places or Network Neighborhood. Also, 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).
SSID
[1-32
characters]
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.
BSSID
The BSSID is a 48-bit identity used to identify a particular BSS
(Basic Service Set) within an area.
In Infrastructure BSS
networks, the BSSID is the MAC (Media 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.
Local regulations limit 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.
Wireless -
Guest /
Virtual
Access Points
This router supports multiple SSIDs called Guest SSIDs or Virtual
Access Points.
To enable one or more Guest SSIDs select the
checkboxes
;
in the
Enabled
column.
To hide a Guest SSID select
its checkbox
;
in the
Hidden
column.
Do the same for
Isolate Clients
and
Disable WMM Advertise
.
For a description of these two functions, see the previous entries for
“Clients Isolation” and “Disable WMM Advertise”.
Similarly, for
Max Clients
and
BSSID
, consult the matching entries in this table.
NOTE:
Remote wireless hosts cannot scan Guest SSIDs.
6.2
Security
The following screen appears when Wireless Security is selected.
The options
shown here allow you to configure security features of the wireless LAN interface.
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