Motorola WR850G Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Field

Description

Wireless MAC

Access Control

List

Enables you to control which PC has access to

your wireless network based upon their MAC

address. The default is disabled

.

The options

are:

Enable

Select to enable/disable the MAC

Access Control List (ACL). When

disabled, the MAC ACL is not

active and any wireless station is

allowed to communicate with the

wireless router.

Allow

Allows only the wireless devices in

the Access Control List (ACL) to

communicate with the wireless

router.

Deny

Denies wireless devices in the ACL

from communicating with the

wireless router.

To add a MAC address:

1

Check

Enable

.

2

Select

Allow

or

Deny

.

3

Enter a

MAC address

and click

Add

to

enter the address into the ACL.

4

To alter a MAC address, remove and

replace with the updated address.

5

After entering the MAC address(es), click

Apply

to save.

To delete a MAC address:

1

Click into the MAC address you wish to

delete. Once activated, the field will change

color.

2

Click

Remove

to clear the address.

3

Click

Apply

to save.

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Wireless - Site Monitor

This screen displays information about wireless Access Points (AP)

and stations, and their associated information:

Station

Association

List

Identifies only those stations that are connected

to your wireless router.

Site Survey

Reveals information of other APs in the area.

To access the screen, click

Wireless

>

Site Monitor

.

Field

Description

Station Association List

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the client.

Host Name

Displays the name of the device attached.

Site Survey

Scan

Click to search for more APs or clients.

SSID

Displays the SSID of the device found.

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of the device found.

Channel

Displays the channel upon which the device is

broadcasting.

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Field

Description

Signal Strength

Displays the Signal Strength of the device

found.

Wireless Mode

Displays which protocol is used, 802.11b or

802.11g.

Security

Displays the security protocol used.

Wireless - Advanced

This section enables you to turn on and off your wireless network and

adjust wireless parameters. Generally, the settings here should

remain at their default values.

To access screen, click

Wireless

>

Advanced

. Click

Apply

to save

your settings or

Cancel

to cancel changes.

Field

Description

Radio Interface

Enables you to turn on and off the wireless

feature. If you disable the radio interface, your

router continues to service your wired network.

The default is enabled.

Short Preamble

Improves the efficiency of a network's

throughput when transmitting special data such

as voice, VoIP (Voice-over IP) and streaming

video.

The default is disabled.

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Field

Description

RTS Threshold

The packet size at which an access point issues

a request to send (RTS). The range is 0 to 2347

bytes.

If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only

minor modifications are recommended. If

needed, enter a new value.

The default is 2347.

Fragmentation

Threshold

The size at which packets are fragmented and

transmitted a piece at a time instead of all at

once. The setting must be within the range of

256 to 2346 bytes.

If needed, enter a new value.

The default is 2346.

Beacon Period

The Beacon Period and Delivery Traffic

Indicator Maps (DTIM) work together to keep

power management in check. For example, if a

client does not receive a beacon within a certain

time period, it goes to sleep. This is why

lowering the beacon period and DTIM period

settings may keep sleepy clients awake.

However, DTIM and Beacon settings do use

additional bandwidth. So, setting them too low

can have an effect on WI-FI performance. On

the other hand, if no wireless clients use power

management, then increasing the DTIM and

Beacon settings may improve overall

throughput. Usually the default settings are fine.

A beacon is a packet broadcast by the AP to

keep the network synchronized. You are able to

set the Beacon Period value from 1 to 65535 in

Time Units (TU).

If needed, enter a new value and click

Apply

to

save the setting.

The default is 100.

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Field

Description

DTIM Period

You are able to set the Delivery Traffic Indicator

Maps (DTIM) period value from 1 to 255 in

multiples of Beacon Periods.

If needed, enter a new value and click

Apply

to

save the setting.

The default is 3.

Basic Rate Set

The router broadcasts different transmission

rates so clients know which transmission rate to

use to join the network. The default is Default.

The options are:

1 to 2

Mbps

The slowest speed available.

Default

Ensures compatibility with

802.11b or 802.11g devices

All

Ensures compatibility with all

devices.

11g Protection

Mode

Ensures that your wireless router does not

interfere with neighbor networks. 802.11b

networks cannot hear 802.11g networks, but

802.11g networks can hear 802.11b networks.

802.11g networks cause collisions on 802.11b

networks so the Protection Mode forces the

802.11g network to negotiate around the

802.11b network. The default is Auto.

The options are:

Disable

802.11g Protection Mode is

never used.

Auto

802.11g Protection Mode is used

if either an 802.11b client joins

the network or the AP detects an

802.11b network on the same

channel

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