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The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster

SecureEasySetup Button

. The status of the Router’s SecureEasySetup feature is displayed here. If you want to

use the SecureEasySetup feature, click the

SecureEasySetup

button.

You will be asked to press the SecureEasySetup button (hardware or software) on your wireless client (computer

or other network device) within two minutes to complete the SecureEasySetup process. Click the

OK

button to

continue.

A new screen will be displayed while the Router is waiting for you to push the SecureEasySetup button on your

wireless client.

When the SecureEasySetup process is complete, the

Basic Wireless Settings

screen will appear, and the Current

Encryption and Status information will be updated.

Status

. The status of your wireless security is displayed here.

Reset Security

. If you already set up the network using the SecureEasySetup feature and you want to replace

your current settings with new SecureEasySetup settings, click the

Reset Security

button. A new screen will

appear. You will be asked to confirm that you want to reset your wireless security settings. Click the

OK

button to

continue.

The Router will generate a new network name (SSID) and set of keys.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

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The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

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The Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

The Wireless Security settings configure the security of your wireless network. There are four wireless security

mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Mixed, and WEP. (WEP stands for

Wired Equivalent Privacy). These four are briefly discussed here. For detailed instructions on configuring wireless

security for the Router, turn to “Appendix B: Wireless Security.”

When finished making your changes on this tab, click the

Save Settings

button to save these changes, or click

the

Cancel Changes

button to undo your changes.

Wireless Security

WEP

. WEP is a basic encryption method. Select a level of WEP encryption,

40/64-bit Hex digits

or

128-bit Hex

digits

. If you want to use a Passphrase, then enter it in the

Passphrase

field and click the

Generate

button. If you

want to enter the WEP key manually, then enter it in the

WEP Key 1-4

field(s). To indicate which WEP key to use,

select the appropriate

TX Key

number.

•

Passphrase. Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a passphrase. It is used to generate one or

more WEP keys. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 32 alphanumeric characters. (This

Passphrase function is compatible with Linksys wireless products only. If you want to communicate with non-

Linksys wireless products, make a note of the WEP key generated in the Key 1 field, and enter it manually in

the wireless client.) After you enter the Passphrase, click the

Generate

button to create WEP keys.

•

TX Key

Select which WEP key (1-4) will be used when the Router sends data. Make sure that the receiving

device (wireless client) is using the same key.

•

WEP Keys 1-4. WEP keys enable you to create an encryption scheme for wireless network transmissions. If

you are not using a Passphrase, then manually enter a set of values. (Do not leave a key field blank, and do

not enter all zeroes; they are not valid key values.) If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, the key must be

exactly 10 hexadecimal characters in length. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, the key must be exactly

26 hexadecimal characters in length. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0”-“9” and “A”-“F”.

WPA-Personal

. This method offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select

the type of encryption method you want to use,

TKIP

or

AES

. Enter the Passphrase, which can have 8 to 63

characters. Then enter the Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the

encryption keys.

Figure 5-18: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

(WEP)

Figure 5-19: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

(WPA Personal)

wep

(wired equivalent privacy): a method of

encrypting network data transmitted on a

wireless network for greater security.

IMPORTANT:

If you are using encryption,

always remember that each device in your

wireless network MUST use the same

encryption method and encryption key, or else

your wireless network will not function properly.

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Figure 5-21: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security (WPA2-Mixed)

WPA2-Personal

. WPA2-Personal gives you one encryption method, AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Enter a

Passphrase of 8-63 characters. Then enter a Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should

change the encryption keys.

WPA2-Mixed

. WPA2-Mixed gives you TKIP+AES encryption. Enter a Passphrase of 8-63 characters. Then enter a

Key Renewal period, which instructs the Router how often it should change the encryption keys.

Figure 5-20: Wireless Tab - Wireless Security

(WPA2-Personal)

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The Wireless Tab - Wireless MAC Filter

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The Wireless Tab - Wireless MAC Filter

Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting within your

network’s radius.

Wireless MAC Filter

To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access, click

Enabled

. If you do not wish to

filter users by MAC Address, select

Disabled

.

Access Restriction

Prevent ONLY PCs listed below to access the wireless network

. Clicking this radio button will block wireless

access by MAC Address.

Permit ONLY PCs listed below to access the wireless network

. Clicking this radio button will allow wireless

access by MAC Address.

Wireless Client List

Wireless Client List

. Click the

Wireless Client MAC List

button to display a list of network users by MAC

Address. From the

To Sort by

drop-down menu, you can sort the table by Client Name, IP Address, MAC Address,

or Expires. To view the most up-to-date information, click the

Refresh

button. To exit this screen, click the

Close

button.

Change these settings as described here and click the

Save Settings

button to apply your changes or

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen.

Figure 5-22: Wireless Tab - Wireless MAC Filter

Figure 5-23: Wireless Tab - Wireless Client List

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The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings

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The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings

This tab is used to set up the Router’s advanced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an

expert administrator as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.

Advanced Wireless

Frame Burst Mode

. Enabling this option should provide your network with greater performance, depending on

the manufacturer of your wireless products. If you are not sure how to use this option, keep the default,

Enabled

(Default)

.

AP Isolation

. This isolates all wireless clients and wireless devices on your network from each other. Wireless

devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, click

Enabled

.

AP Isolation is disabled by default.

Authentication Type

. The default is set to

Open System

, allows either Open System or Shared Key

authentication to be used. With

Open System

authentication, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key

for authentication. With

Shared Key

authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication.

Basic Rate

. The Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate of transmission but a series of rates at which the

Router can transmit. The Router will advertise its Basic Rate to the other wireless devices in your network, so

they know which rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that it will automatically select the best rate

for transmission. The default setting is

Default

, when the Router can transmit at all standard wireless rates

(1-2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, 18Mbps, and 24Mbps). Other options are

1-2Mbps

, for use with older wireless

technology, and

All

, when the Router can transmit at all wireless rates. The Basic Rate is not the actual rate of

data transmission. If you want to specify the Router’s rate of data transmission, configure the Transmission Rate

setting.

Transmission Rate

. The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless

network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select

Auto (Default)

to have the

Router automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will

negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The default value is

Auto

(Default)

.

CTS Protection Mode

. CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode should be set to

Auto

(Default)

. The Router will

automatically use CTS Protection Mode when your Wireless-G products are experiencing severe problems and

are not able to transmit to the Router in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. This function boosts the

Router’s ability to catch all Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease performance.

Beacon Interval

. The default value is

100

. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the

beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network.

Figure 5-24: Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless

Settings

cts

(clear to send): a signal sent by a wireless

device, signifying that it is ready to receive data.

dtim

: a message included in data packets

that can increase wireless efficiency.

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