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3.11.4 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. Four
buttons (Add, Remove,
Client’s MAC Address
-
Manually enter the MAC
address of wireless client.
Attribute
v -
select to apply VPN to the connection of the wireless
client of the MAC address.
s -
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.
Remove
Delete the selected MAC address in the list.
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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.
3.11.5 WDS
WDS means Wireless Distribution System. It is a protocol for connecting two access points
(AP) wirelessly. Usually, it can be used for the following application:
y
Provide bridge traffic between two LANs through the air.
y
Extend the coverage range of a WLAN.
To meet the above requirement, two WDS modes are implemented in Vigor router. One is
Bridge
, the other is
Repeater
. Below shows the function of WDS-bridge interface:
The application for the WDS-Repeater mode is depicted as below:
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The major difference between these two modes is that: while in
Repeater
mode, the packets
received from one peer AP can be repeated to another peer AP through WDS links. Yet in
Bridge
mode, packets received from a WDS link will only be forwarded to local wired or
wireless hosts. In other words, only Repeater mode can do WDS-to-WDS packet forwarding.
In the following examples, hosts connected to Bridge 1 or 3 can communicate with hosts
connected to Bridge 2 through WDS links. However, hosts connected to Bridge 1 CANNOT
communicate with hosts connected to Bridge 3 through Bridge 2.
Click
WDS
from
Wireless LAN
menu. The following page will be shown.
Mode
Choose the mode for WDS setting.
Disable
mode will not
invoke any WDS setting.
Bridge
mode is designed to fulfill
the first type of application.
Repeater
mode is for the second
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one.
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.
Settings
Encryption Mode
- If you checked the box of
Use the same
WEP key …
, you do not need to choose 64-bit or 128-bit as
the Encryption Mode. If you do not check that box, you can
set the WEP key now in this page.
Key Index
- Choose the key that you want to use after
selecting the proper encryption mode.
Key
- Type the content for the key.
Pre-shared 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.
Six
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. Two 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.
3.11.6 AP Discovery
Vigor router can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood.
Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can
be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the scanning process
(about 5 seconds), no client is allowed to connect to Vigor.
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP
which is in the same channel of this router can be found. Please click
Scan
to discover all the
connected APs.
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If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings, please type in the AP’s MAC address
on the bottom of the page and click
Add
. Later, the MAC address of the AP will be added to
the page of WDS setting.
3.11.7 Station List
Station List
provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along with its status
code. There is a code summary below for explanation. For convenient
Access Control
, you
can select a WLAN station and click
Add to Access Control
below.
Refresh
Click this button to refresh the status of station list.
Add
Click this button to add current selected MAC address
into
Access Contro
l.

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