DrayTek Vigor-2710 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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

).

Rate Control

It controls the data transmission rate through

wireless connection.

Upload

– Check Enable and type the transmitting rate for data

upload. Default value is 30,000 kbps.

Download

– Type the transmitting rate for data download.

Default value is 30,000 kbps.

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4.12.3 Security

This page allows you to set security with different modes for SSID 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.

After configuring the correct settings, please click

OK

to save and invoke it.

By clicking the

Security Settings

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

the settings of WEP and WPA.

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.

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. Either

8~63

ASCII characters, such as

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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

8~63

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.

4.12.4 Access Control

In the

Access Control

, the router may restrict wireless access to certain wireless clients only

by locking their MAC address into a black or white list. The user may block wireless clients

by inserting their MAC addresses into a black list, or only let them be able to connect by

inserting their MAC addresses into a white list.

In the

Access Control

web page, users may configure the

white/black

list modes used by

each SSID and the MAC addresses applied to their lists.

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Enable Mac Address

Filter

Select to enable the MAC Address filter for wireless LAN

identified with SSID 1 to 4 respectively. All the clients

(expressed by MAC addresses) listed in the box can be grouped

under different wireless LAN. For example, they can be

grouped under SSID 1 and SSID 2 at the same time if you check

SSID 1 and SSID 2.

MAC Address Filter

Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.

Client’s MAC Address

Manually enter the MAC address of wireless client.

Apply SSID

After entering the client’s MAC address, check the box of the

SSIDs desired to insert this MAC address into their access

control list.

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.

Cancel

Give up the access control set up.

OK

Click it to save the access control list.

Clear All

Clean all entries in the MAC address list.

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4.12.5 WPS

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

provides easy procedure to make network connection

between wireless station and wireless access point (vigor router) with the encryption of

WPA and WPA2.

Note:

Such function is available for the wireless station with WPS supported.

It is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and vigor router.

Users do not need to select any encryption mode and type any long encryption passphrase to

setup a wireless client every time. He/she only needs to press a button on wireless client, and

WPS will connect for client and router automatically.

There are two methods to do network connection through WPS between AP and Stations:

pressing the

Start PBC

button or using

PIN Code

.

z

On the side of Vigor 2710 series which served as an AP, press

WPS

button once on the

front panel of the router or click

Start PBC

on web configuration interface. On the side

of a station with network card installed, press

Start PBC

button of network card.

z

If you want to use PIN code, you have to know the PIN code specified in wireless

client. Then provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to the

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