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Parameters
Default
Description
Enable or disable
Enable
You can select to enable or disable the wireless
access point module of this router.
Wireless module
function
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
2.4.1 Basic Settings
You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The
parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client.
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Setting Page
Parameters
Default
Description
Mode
It allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, Bridge
or WDS mode.
Band
It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or
802.11g mode. You also can select B+G mode
to allow the AP select 802.11b and 802.11g
connection automatically.
ESSID
default
This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the
devices in the same wireless LAN should have
the same ESSID.
Channel Number
11
The channel used by the wireless LAN. All
devices in the same wireless LAN should
use the same channel.
Associated Clients
Click
Show Active Clients
button, then an
Active Wireless Client Table
will pop up. You
can see the status of all active wireless stations
that are connecting to the access point.
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WLAN MAC
This is the MAC address used by the
Wireless interface of this AP when it is in
the station modes.
Clone MAC
Click the
Clone MAC
button will copy the
MAC address of your PC, that you are using
to configure the AP, to the WLAN MAC.
MAC address
If you want to bridge more than one networks
together with wireless LAN, you have to set this
access point to
AP Bridge-Point to Point mode
,
AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode
or
AP
Bridge-WDS mode
. You have to enter the MAC
addresses of other access points that join the
bridging work.
Set Security
Click the
Set Security
button, then a
WDS Security Settings
will pop up. You
can set the security parameters used to
bridge access points together here when
your AP is in AP Bridge modes. You can
refer to section 4.3
Security Settings
for
how to set the parameters.
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)
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2.4.2 Advanced Settings
You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. The parameters include
Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Preamble
Type
……
You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the
changes will have on this router.
Parameters
Default
Description
Authentication Type
There are two authentication types: "Open
System" and "Shared Key". When you select
"Open System", wireless stations can associate
with this wireless router without WEP encryption.
When you select "Shared Key", you should also
setup WEP key in the "Encryption" page and
wireless stations should use WEP encryption in
the authentication phase to associate with this
wireless router. If you select "Auto", the wireless
client can associate with this wireless router by
using any one of these two authentication types.
Fragment Threshold
"Fragment Threshold" specifies the maximum
size of packet during the fragmentation of data
to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it
will result in bad performance.
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RTS Threshold
When the packet size is smaller the RTS
threshold, the wireless router will not use the
RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
Beacon Interval
The interval of time that this wireless router
broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to
synchronize the wireless network.
Data Rate
The
Data Rate
is the rate this access point
uses to transmit data packets. The access point
will use the highest possible selected
transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
Preamble Type
The
Long Preamble
can provide better
wireless LAN compatibility while the
Short
Preamble
can provide better wireless LAN
performance.
Broadcast ESSID
If you enable
Broadcast ESSID
, every wireless
station located within the coverage of this
access point can discover this access point
easily. If you are building a public wireless
network, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling
Broadcast ESSID
can provide better
security.
IAPP
If you enable
IAPP
, it will allow wireless station
roaming between IAPP enabled access points
within the same wireless LAN.
802.11g Protection
This is also called CTS Protection. It is
recommended to enable the protection
mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the
rate of data collision between 802.11b and
802.11g wireless stations. When the protection
mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will
be a little lower due to many of frame traffic
should be transmitted.
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router.

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