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Wireless 802.11 Access Control Page

This page allows you to configure the Access Control to the AP as well as status on the

connected clients.

Field Descriptions for the Wireless 802.11 Access Control Page

Field

Description

MAC Restrict Mode

Selects whether wireless clients with the specified MAC

address are allowed or denied wireless access.

Select

Disabled

to allow all clients.

MAC Address

A list of wireless client MAC addresses to allow or deny based

on the Restrict Mode setting. Valid input MAC address formats

are XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX and XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.

Connected Clients

Lists connected wireless clients. When a client connects

(associates) to the network, the client is added to the list; when

a client leaves (disassociates) from the network, the client is

removed from the list. For each client, the age (in seconds),

estimated average receive signal strength (in dBm), IP address,

and host name are presented. The age is the amount of time

elapsed since data was transmitted to or received from the

client.

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Wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi Multimedia Page

This page allows you to configure the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service (QoS).

Field Descriptions for the Wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi Multimedia Page

Field

Description

WMM Support

Sets WMM support to Auto, On, or Off.

If enabled (Auto or On), the WME Information Element is included

in beacon frame.

No-Acknowledgement

Sets No-Acknowledgement support to On or Off.

When enabled, acknowledgments for data are not transmitted.

Power Save Support

Sets Power Save support to On or Off.

When Power Save is enabled, the AP queues packets for STAs are

in Power Save mode. Queued packets are transmitted when the

station (STA) notifies the AP that it has left Power-Save mode.

EDCA AP Parameters

Specifies the transmit parameters for traffic transmitted from the

AP to the STA in four Access Categories:

•

Best Effort (AC_BE)

•

Background (AC_BK)

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Video (AC_VI)

•

Voice (AC_VO)

EDCA AP Parameters

(continued)

Transmit parameters include Contention Window (CWmin and

CWmax), Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing Number (AIFSN), and

Transmit Opportunity Limit (TXOP Limit).

There are also two AP-specific settings: Admission Control and

Discard Oldest First. Admission control specifies if admission

control is enforced for the Access Categories. Discard Oldest First

specifies the discard policy for the queues. On discards the oldest

first; Off discards the newest first.

EDCA STA Parameters

Specifies the transmit parameters for traffic transmitted from the

STA to the AP in four Access Categories:

•

Best Effort (AC_BE)

•

Background (AC_BK)

•

Video (AC_VI)

•

Voice (AC_VO)

Transmit parameters include Contention Window (CWmin and

CWmax), Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing Number (AIFSN), and

Transmit Opportunity Limit (TXOP Limit).

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Wireless 802.11 Bridging Page

This page allows you to configure the WDS features.

Field Descriptions for the Wireless 802.11 Bridging Page

Field

Description

Wireless Bridging

Enables or disables wireless bridging.

Remote Bridges

Table of remote bridge MAC addresses authorized to establish a

wireless bridge. Up to four remote bridges may be connected.

Typically, you will also have to enter your AP’s MAC address on

the remote bridge.

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Setting Up Your Wireless LAN

You can use the SBG941 as an access point for a wireless LAN (WLAN) without

changing its default settings.

To enable security for your WLAN, you can do the following on the SBG941:

•

Encrypt wireless LAN transmissions

•

Restrict wireless LAN access to further prevent unauthorized WLAN intrusions using

the

Wireless 802.11 Access Control Page

.

CAUTION

Never provide your SSID, WPA or WEP passphrase, or WEP key to anyone who is not authorized

to use your WLAN.

Connect at least one computer to the SBG941 Ethernet port to perform configuration.

Do not attempt to configure the SBG941 over a wireless connection.

You need to configure each wireless client (station) to access the SBG941 LAN as

described in

Installing Wireless Clients

.

Another step to improve wireless security is to place wireless components away from

windows. This decreases the signal strength outside the intended area.

Encrypting Wireless LAN Transmissions

To prevent unauthorized viewing of data transmitted over your WLAN, you must encrypt

your wireless transmissions. Choose one:

Encrypting Wireless LAN Transmissions

Configure on the SBG941

Required on Each Wireless Client

If all of your wireless clients support

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA),

Motorola recommends configuring

WPA on the SBG941

If you use a local, pre-shared key (WPA-PSK)

passphrase, you must configure the identical passphrase

to the SBG941 on each wireless client. Home and small-

office settings typically use a local passphrase.

Otherwise, configure WEP on the

SBG941

You must configure the identical WEP key to the

SBG941 on each wireless client.

If all of your wireless clients support WPA encryption, Motorola recommends using WPA

instead of WEP.

For new wireless LANs, Motorola recommends purchasing client adapters that support

WPA encryption.