Sitecom WL-306 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Data Rate

The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to

transmit data packets. The access point will use the highest possible

selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets.

N Data Rate

The “Data Rate” is the rate that this access point uses to

transmit data packets for N compliant wireless nodes. Highest to lowest

data rate can be fixed.

Channel Bandwidth

is the range of frequencies that will be used.

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 enabled “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.

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 a lot of frame-network

that is transmitted.

TX Power

can be set to a bare minimum or maximum power.

WMM

WiFi Multi Media if enabled supports QoS for experiencing better

audio, video and voice in applications.

Security

This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included

are WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key

and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your

wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use

the same security function, and are setup with the same security key.

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Disable

When you choose to disable encryption, it is very insecure to operate WL-

303/WL-306/WL-312.

Enable 802.1x Auth

IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid

account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The

authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates

users by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encrypt the data during communication

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WEP

When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to

encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can

enter four WEP keys and select one of them as a default key. Then the router

can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.

Key Length

You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-

bit. The larger the key will be the higher level of security is used, but the

throughput will be lower.

Key Format

You may select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or

Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key.

Key1 - Key4

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the

wireless network. Use the following rules to setup a WEP key on the device.

64-bit WEP: input 10-digits Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or

5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit

Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 13-digit ASCII characters

as the encryption keys.

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.

You can now configure other sections by choosing Continue, or choose Apply

to apply the settings and reboot the device.

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WPA Pre-shared Key

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use

a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during

communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP (AES) to change the encryption key

frequently. So the encryption key is not easy to be cracked by hackers. This is

the best security available.

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WPA-Radius

Wi-Fi Protected Access (

WPA

) is an advanced security standard. You can use

an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the

session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses

TKIP

or CCMP

(

AES

) to change the encryption key frequently. Press

Apply

button when you

are done.

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