VigorPro5300 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
Use
the same key set in
Security Settings
page.
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.
3.14.6 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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