DrayTek Vigor 2830 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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3.5.2 General Setup

By clicking the

General Settings

, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the

SSID and the wireless channel. Please refer to the following figure for more information.

Enable Wireless LAN

Check the box to enable wireless function.

Mode

At present, the router can connect to 11n Only, 11g Only,

Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11a+11n), Mixed (11g+11n), and

Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose

Mix (11b+11g+11n) mode.

In which, the transmission rate for 11a can reach 5G; for

11b/11g can reach 2.4G.

SSID

Means the identification of the wireless LAN. SSID can be any

text numbers or various special characters. The default SSID is

"DrayTek". We suggest you to change it.

Channel

Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. The

default channel is 6. You may switch channel if the selected

channel is under serious interference. If you have no idea of

choosing the frequency, please select Auto to let system

determine for you.

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Packet-OVERDRIVE

This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission

about 40%* more (by checking

Tx Burs

t). It is active only

when both sides of Access Point and Station (in wireless client)

invoke this function at the same time. That is, the wireless

client must support this feature and invoke the function, too.

Note:

Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function.

Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching

with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of

Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose

Enable

for

TxBURST

on the tab of

Option

).

Hide SSID

Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder

for unauthorized clients or STAs to join your wireless LAN.

Depending on the wireless utility, the user may only see the

information except SSID or just cannot see any thing about

Vigor wireless router while site surveying. The system allows

you to set four sets of SSID for different usage. In default, the

first set of SSID will be enabled. You can hide it for your

necessity.

Long Preamble

This option is to define the length of the sync field in an 802.11

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packet. Most modern wireless network uses short preamble

with 56 bit sync field instead of long preamble with 128 bit

sync field. However, some original 11b wireless network

devices only support long preamble. Check it to use

Long

Preamble

if needed to communicate with this kind of devices.

3.5.3 Security

By clicking the

Security Settings

, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the

settings of WEP and WPA.

The default security mode is

Mixed (WPA+WPA2)/PSK.

Default Pre-Shared Key (PSK) is

provided and stated on the label pasted on the bottom of the router. For the wireless client who

wants to access into Internet through such router, please input the default PSK value for

connection.

Mode

There are several modes provided for you to choose.

Disable

- Turn off the encryption mechanism.

WEP-

Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should

be entered in WEP Key.

WPA/PSK-

Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key

should be entered in PSK.

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WPA2/PSK-

Accepts only WPA2 clients and the encryption

key should be entered in PSK.

Mixed (WPA+ WPA2)/PSK -

Accepts WPA and WPA2

clients simultaneously and the encryption key should be

entered in PSK.

WPA

The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio

using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered

manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via

802.1x authentication. Either

8~63

ASCII characters, such as

012345678(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as

"0x321253abcde...").

Type

- Select from Mixed (WPA+WPA2) or WPA2 only.

Pre-Shared Key (PSK)

- Either

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ASCII characters, such

as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such

as "0x321253abcde...").

WEP

64-Bit

-

For 64 bits WEP key, either

5

ASCII characters, such

as 12345 (or 10 hexadecimal digitals leading by 0x, such as

0x4142434445.)

128-Bit

-

For 128 bits WEP key, either

13

ASCII characters,

such as ABCDEFGHIJKLM (or 26 hexadecimal digits leading

by 0x, such as 0x4142434445464748494A4B4C4D).

All wireless devices must support the same WEP encryption bit

size and have the same key.

Four keys

can be entered here, but

only one key can be selected at a time. The keys can be entered

in ASCII or Hexadecimal. Check the key you wish to use.

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3.5.4 Access Control

For additional security of wireless access, the

Access Control

facility allows you to restrict

the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client. Only the

valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. By

clicking the

Access Control

, a new web page will appear, as depicted below, so that you

could edit the clients' MAC addresses to control their access rights.

Enable Access Control

Select to enable the MAC Address access control feature.

Policy

Select to enable any one of the following policy. Choose

Activate MAC address filter

to type in the MAC addresses

for other clients in the network manually. Choose

Isolate

WLAN from LAN

will separate all the WLAN stations from

LAN based on the MAC Address list.

MAC Address Filter

Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.

Client’s MAC Address

Manually enter the MAC address of wireless client.

Attribute

s: Isolate the station from LAN -

select to isolate the wireless

connection of the wireless client of the MAC address from

LAN.

Add

Add a new MAC address into the list.

Delete

Delete the selected MAC address in the list.

Edit

Edit the selected MAC address in the list.

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