Vigor2710 Series User’s Guide
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Security
There are three types for security,
Disable
,
WEP
and
Pre-shared key
. The setting you choose here will make the
following WEP or Pre-shared key field valid or not. Choose one
of the types for the router.
WEP
Check this box to use
the same key set in
Security Settings
page. If you did not set any key in
Security Settings
page, this
check box will be dimmed.
Pre-shared Key
Type –
There are several types for you to choose. Default
setting is
DrayTek WPA
.
WPA
and
WPA2
are used for WDS
devices (e.g., AP700). For example, if you have a
wireless AP and a Vigor2830n wireless router, you can set the
encryption mode as WPA or WPA2 to establish your WDS
system between AP and the router.
Key -
Type 8 ~ 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal digits
leading by “0x”.
Bridge
If you choose Bridge as the connecting mode, please type in the
peer MAC address in these fields.
Four peer MAC addresses are
allowed to be entered in this page at one time. Yet please
disable the unused link to get better performance. If you want to
invoke the peer MAC address, remember to check
Enable
box
in the front of the MAC address after typing.
Repeater
If you choose Repeater as the connecting mode, please type in
the peer MAC address in these fields. Four peer MAC addresses
are allowed to be entered in this page at one time. Similarly, if
you want to invoke the peer MAC address, remember to check
Enable
box in the front of the MAC address after typing.
Access Point Function
Click
Enable
to make this router serving as an access point;
click
Disable
to cancel this function.
Status
It allows user to send “hello” message to peers. Yet, it is valid
only when the peer also supports this function.
4.12.7 Advanced Setting
This page allows users to set advanced settings such as operation mode, channel bandwidth,
guard interval, and aggregation MSDU for wireless data transmission.