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Wireless Station Access Control

By default, any wireless PC configured with the correct SSID and wireless security settings is

allowed access to your wireless network. You can use wireless access point settings in the

Wireless Setting screen to further restrict wireless access to your network:

•

Turn off wireless connectivity completely

.

You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the router. For example, if you use

your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your router, and you take a business

trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the router while you are traveling. Other

members of your household who use computers connected to the router via Ethernet

cables can still use the router. To do this, clear the

Enable Wireless Router Radio

check

box on the Wireless Settings screen, and then click

Apply

.

•

Hide your wireless network name (SSID)

.

By default, the router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). You can

restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network name

(SSID). To do this, clear the

Enable SSID Broadcast

check box on the Wireless Settings

screen, and then click

Apply

. Wireless devices will not “see” your router. You must

configure your wireless devices to match the wireless network name (SSID) of the router.

Note:

The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID

you configure in the router. If they do not match, you will not get a

wireless connection to the router.

Restricting Access by MAC Address

For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific

PCs based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that

unknown PCs cannot wirelessly connect to the Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router. MAC

address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data

broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.

Note:

If you configure the router from a wireless computer, add your

computer’s MAC address to the access list. Otherwise you will lose

your wireless connection when you click

Apply

. You must then

access the router from a wired computer, or from a wireless

computer that is on the access control list, to make any further

changes.

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To restrict access based on MAC addresses:

1.

From the main menu, under Advanced, select Wireless Settings. Click

Setup Access

List

to display the Wireless Station Access List screen.

2.

Select

Turn Access Control On

check box. Adjust the list as needed for your network.

You

can add devices to the Trusted Wireless Stations list. Click

Add

to display the following

screen:

3.

You can add devices to the list using either of the following methods:

•

If the computer is in the Available Wireless Cards table, select its radio button to

capture its MAC address.

•

Use the Wireless Card Entry fields to enter the MAC address of the device to be

added. The MAC address can usually be found on the bottom of the wireless device.

•

If no device name appears when you enter the MAC address, you can type a

descriptive name for the computer that you are adding.

4.

Click

Apply

to save these settings. Now, only devices on this list will be allowed to wirelessly

connect to the router.

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Wireless Repeating Function

From the main menu, select Wireless Repeating Function to display the following screen:

Table 3.

Field

Description

Enable Wireless Repeating

Enable this if you wish to use either Bridge mode or Repeater mode,

and then select the mode you want for your environment.

•

Wireless Repeater

. In this mode, the MBR1210 will communicate

only

with another Base Station–mode wireless station. You must

enter the MAC address (physical address) of the other Base

Station–mode wireless station in the field provided. WEP /

WPA-PSK [TKIP] can (and should) be used to protect this

communication.

•

Wireless Base Station

. Select this only if this MBR1210 is the

"master" for a group of Repeater-mode wireless stations. The

other Repeater–mode wireless stations must be set to Wireless

Repeater–mode, using this MBR1210's MAC address. They then

send all traffic to this master, rather than communicate directly with

each other. WEP / WPA-PSK [TKIP] can (and should) be used to

protect this traffic. If this option is selected, you must enter the

MAC addresses of the other access points in the fields provided.

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Port Forwarding and Port Triggering

Port forwarding and port triggering are advanced features that affect the behavior of the

firewall in your router. In the Port Forwarding / Port Triggering screen, you can make local

computers or servers available to the Internet for different services (for example, FTP or

HTTP), to play Internet games (like Quake III), or to use Internet applications (like

CU-SeeMe).

•

Port forwarding is designed for FTP, Web server, or other server-based services. Once

port forwarding is set up, requests from the Internet are forwarded to the correct server.

•

Port triggering monitors outbound traffic. When the router detects traffic on the specified

outbound port, it remembers the IP address of the computer that sent the data and

triggers the incoming port. Incoming traffic on the triggered port is then forwarded to the

triggering computer. Port triggering allows requests from the Internet only after a

designated port is triggered. Port triggering applies to chat and Internet games.

Port Forwarding

To set up port forwarding:

1.

From the main menu, under Advanced, select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering. The

following screen displays:

By default, the

Port Forwarding

radio button is selected.

2.

You can select a service or create a custom service.

•

Select a service from the

Service Name

drop-down list and specify the computer’s IP

address.

•

If you want to add a service that is not in the list, click the

Add Custom Service

button. Fill in the fields in the Add Custom Service screen.

The service appears in the list.

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Port Triggering

To set up port triggering:

1.

From the main menu, under Advanced, select Port Forwarding/Port Triggering.

2.

Select the

Port Triggering

radio button to display the following screen:

3.

Click

Add Service

and fill in the fields in the Add Service screen.

The service appears in the list. For more detailed information, see the Port

Forwarding/Port Triggering help.