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11.3.4

Other Advanced Wireless Options

If you clicked the

Other Advanced Wireless Options

link, the following screen will appear. Click

Yes

to proceed.

The following screen will appear. Enter the desired values, and then click

Apply

to save the settings. The following

table explains the details of this screen.

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Advanced Security Settings

Wireless Access Point

The Router also functions as a wireless access point for wireless devices.

Enable Wireless

By default, the wireless feature is enabled. To disable this feature, clear the check box.

SSID

The SSID is the name of your wireless network. This string is case-sensitive and must be

30 characters or less. To connect to the Router, the SSID on a computer’s wireless card

must be identical the SSID on the Router. The Router comes pre-configured with the SSID;

however, you can change the SSID to any name or code you want.

SSID Broadcast

Select this check box to enable SSID (a check mark will appear in the box).

When this box is cleared, the Router will not broadcast its SSID.

When SSID Broadcast is enabled, any computer or wireless device using the SSID of

“ANY” can see the Router. To prevent this from happening, click the

Disable

option

button. This will disable SSID Broadcast so that only the wireless devices that are

configured with your SSID can access your Router.

802.11 Mode

Allows you to limit access to your Router based on technology type.

11b only: Communication with the Router is limited to 802.11b

11g only: Communication with the Router is limited to 802.11g

802.11 b/g Mixed: Computers using 802.11b or 802.11g rates can communicate with the

Router.

Channel

This is the channel of the frequency band at which the Router communicates.

The Router transmits and receives data on this channel. The number of channels to choose

from is pre-programmed into the Router. A computer’s wireless card does not have to be

set to the same channel as the Router; the wireless card can scan all channels and look for a

Router to connect to. (In the United States, use channels 1 through 11).

Network Authentication

Open System Authentication: If Open System authentication is selected, this will allow any

station to associate with the wireless network, but only stations with a valid WEP key can

send or receive data from the Router.

Shared Key Authentication: If Shared Key Authentication is selected, a station must

authenticate with the Router (using the WEP key) before it can connect to the Router’s

wireless network.

Both: If “Both” is selected, the Router will allow both Open System and Shared Key

Authentication to be used.

MAC Filtering Mode

Disable: If Disable is selected, MAC Filtering Mode will be deactivated.

Allow: If Allow is selected, the Router will allow only the devices that are configured in

the MAC filter table.

Deny:

If Deny is selected, the Router will deny all devices that are configured in the MAC

filter table.

MAC Filtering Settings

Click this link to add a MAC address to the MAC filtering list. Details on this feature are

discussed later in this section.

Transmission Rate

Selecting a transmission rate allows you to adjust the bit rate of the Router’s wireless

transmissions. Select a transmission rate from the drop-down list, or select Auto to allow

the Router to automatically select the best transmission rate.

CTS Protection Mode

Clear to Send (CTS) allows the 802.11 b/g networks to operate a maximum efficiency.

Auto: Select Auto to activate CTS.

None: Select None to deactivate CTS.

Always: Select Always to allow CTS to always be activated.

CTS Protection Type

CTS (Clear to Send) protection mode allows mixed 802.11b/g networks to operate at

maximum efficiency.

RTS (Request to Send) controls what size data packet the low level RF protocol issues to

an RTS packet.

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Select cts_only to activate this feature.

Select cts_rts to activate this feature.

Beacon Interval

(in milliseconds)

Enter the beacon interval value.

The beacon interval is the time between beacon frame transmissions. Beacons are

transmitted by the Router to help identify wireless networks. Beacons contain rate and

capability information. Beacons received by stations can be used to identify the wireless

access points in the area.

DTIM Interval

(in milliseconds)

Enter the DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) interval value. A DTIM is a

countdown mechanism for the Router. It informs wireless network clients of the next

window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

Fragmentation Threshold

Setting the fragmentation threshold can increase the reliability of frame transmissions on

the wireless network. Any MAC Service Data Unit (MSDU) or MAC Protocol Data Unit

(MPDU) larger than this value will be fragmented into an MPDU of the specified size.

RTS Threshold

Enter the RTS (Request to Send) threshold. This setting controls what size data packet the

low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet.

RTS/CTS handshaking will be performed for any data or management MPDU containing a

number of bytes greater than the threshold. If this value is larger than the MSDU size

(typically set by the fragmentation threshold), no handshaking will be performed. A value

of zero will enable handshaking for all MPDUs.

Maximum Multicast Data

Rate

The maximum rate (in kb/s) at which multicast packets are transmitted over your network.

Wireless Security

When this feature is enabled (the box contains a check mark), wireless security is activated,

and the security type can be configured.

When the box is clear, wireless security is deactivated. By factory default, Wireless

Security is disabled.

Stations Security Type

Set the type of security for the Router’s wireless network. Choose from the following

options: WPA, WPA2, WPA and WPA2, 802.1x WEP, Non-802.1x WEP, Authentication

Only. Details on these options are discussed later in this section.

Authentication Method

This is the authentication method used with the security type.

Wireless

QoS (WMM)

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a Wi-Fi Alliance certification, based on the IEEE 802.11e

draft standard. It provides basic Quality of Service (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11

networks.

If your wireless card supports WMM, enable this feature by checking its

'Enabled' check-box.

Power Save (WMM)

WMM® Power Save is a set of features for Wi-Fi networks that help conserve battery

power in small devices such as phones, PDAs, and audio players.

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11.3.5

Configuring the Stations Security Type

To configure the Router’s wireless security type for the wireless network, in the

Advanced Security Settings

screen, select an option from the

Stations Security Type

drop-down list. The following sections describe each

security type.

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WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access v.1)

If you select

WPA

in the

Stations Security Type

drop-down list, the following screen will appear. WPA allows you

to enable a pre-shared key for your home network or for advanced security for an enterprise network. This option

allows stations that support WPA v.1 to connect to the Router.

WPA Wireless Security

Wireless Security

Factory Default = Enabled

When this feature is enabled (the box contains a check mark), wireless security in activated.

If the box is cleared, wireless security will be deactivated.

Stations Security Type

Factory Default = Non-8.2.1x WEP

Set the type of security for the Router’s wireless network. Choose from the following options:

Details on these options are discussed later in this section.

WPA – Allows stations that support WPA v.1 to connect to the Router.

WPA2 – Allows stations that support WPA v.2 to connect to the Router.

WPA and WPA2 – Allows stations that support WPA and WPA2 to connect to the Router.

802.1x WEP – Allows stations that support 802.1x WEP to connect to the Router.

Non-802.1x WEP – Allows stations that support Non-802.1x WEP to connect to the Router.

Authentication Only – Allows stations that support Authentication Only to connect to the Router.

Authentication Method

Factory Default = Personal (Pre-Shared Key)