Sitecom WL-347 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Basic Settings

Mode

Allows you to set the AP to AP, Station, Bridge or WDS mode.

Band

Allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You can

also select B+G mode to allow 80211b and 802.11g clients at the same time.

ESSID

This is the name of the wireless signal which is broadcasted. All the

devices in the same wireless LAN should have the same ESSID.

Channel

The channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same

wireless LAN should use the same channel.

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Advanced Settings

This tab allows you to set the advanced wireless options. The options included

are Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon

Interval, and Preamble Type. You should not change these parameters unless

you know what effect the changes will have on the router.

Authentication Type

There are two authentication types: "Open System"

and "Shared Key". When you select "Open System", wireless stations can

associate with this wireless router without WEP encryption. When you select

"Shared Key", you should also setup a WEP key in the "Encryption" page.

After this has been done, make sure the wireless clients that you want to

connect to the device are also setup with the same encryption key.

Fragment Threshold

"Fragment Threshold" specifies the maximum size of a

packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this

value too low, it will result in bad performance.

RTS Threshold

When the packet size is smaller then the RTS threshold, the

wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.

Beacon Interval

is the interval of time that this wireless router broadcasts a

beacon. A Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network.

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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.

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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.

Disable

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

340/341/342.

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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