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5.4

The MAC Authentication Screen

This screen allows you to configure the Device to give exclusive access to specific devices

(Allow)

or exclude specific devices from accessing the Device

(Deny)

. Every Ethernet device has a unique

MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six

pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC

addresses of the devices to configure this screen.

Use this screen to view your Device’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click

Network Setting

>

Wireless > MAC Authentication

. The screen appears as shown.

Figure 26

Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

OK

Click

OK

to save your changes.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to exit this screen without saving.

Table 12

More AP: Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Table 13

Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

SSID

Select the SSID for which you want to configure MAC filter settings.

MAC Restrict

Mode

Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the

MAC Address

table.

Select

Disable

to turn off MAC filtering.

Select

Allow

to permit access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be denied access

to the Device.

Select

Deny

to block access to the Device. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to access

the Device.

MAC address List

Add new MAC

address

Click this if you want to add a new MAC address entry to the MAC filter list below.

Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the

Device in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that

is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.

#

This is the index number of the entry.

MAC Address

This is the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the

Device.

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5.5

The WPS Screen

Use this screen to configure WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) on your Device.

WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to

configure security settings manually. Set up each WPS connection between two devices. Both

devices must support WPS. See

Section 5.10.8.3 on page 71

for more information about WPS.

Note: The Device applies the security settings configured in the General screen (see

Section 5.2 on page 48

). If you want to use the WPS feature, make sure you have

set the security mode to

WPA-PSK

,

WPA2-PSK

or

No Security

.

Click

Network Setting > Wireless > WPS

. The following screen displays. Select

Enable

and click

Apply

to activate the WPS function. Then you can configure the WPS settings in this screen.

Figure 27

Network Setting > Wireless > WPS

Modify

Click the

Delete

icon to delete the entry.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to exit this screen without saving.

Table 13

Network Setting > Wireless > MAC Authentication (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 14

Network Setting > Wireless > WPS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

General

WPS

Select

Enable

to activate WPS on the Device. Otherwise, select

Disable

to deactivate

WPS.

Add a new device with WPS Method

Method 1 PBC

Use this section to set up a WPS wireless network using Push Button Configuration

(PBC).

WPS

Click this button to add another WPS-enabled wireless device (within wireless range of

the Device) to your wireless network. This button may either be a physical button on the

outside of device, or a menu button similar to the

WPS button

on this screen.

Note: You must press the other wireless device’s WPS button within two minutes of

pressing this button.

Method 2 PIN

Use this section to set up a WPS wireless network by entering the PIN of the client into

the Device.

Register

Enter the PIN of the device that you are setting up a WPS connection with and click

Register

to authenticate and add the wireless device to your wireless network.

You can find the PIN either on the outside of the device, or by checking the device’s

settings.

Note: You must also activate WPS on that device within two minutes to have it present its

PIN to the Device.

WPS Configuration Summary

AP PIN

The PIN (Personal Identification Number) of the Device is shown here. Enter this PIN in

the configuration utility of the device you want to connect to using WPS.

The PIN is not necessary when you use WPS push-button method.

Click the

Generate New PIN

button to have the Device create a new PIN.

Status

This displays

Configured

when the Device has connected to a wireless network using

WPS or

Enable WPS

is selected and wireless or wireless security settings have been

changed. The current wireless and wireless security settings also appear in the screen.

This displays

Unconfigured

if WPS is disabled and there is no wireless or wireless

security changes on the Device or you click

Release Configuration

to remove the

configured wireless and wireless security settings.

Release

Configuration

The default WPS status is

Configured.

Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for WPS

connections on the Device.

802.11 Mode

This field displays the Device’s wireless mode that only allows the compliant WLAN

devices to associate with it.

SSID

This field displays the SSID the Device is currently using.

Security

This field displays the security mode the Device is currently using.

Pre-Shared Key

This field displays the pre-shared key the Device uses when the security mode is set to

WPA(2)-PSK.

Apply

Click this to save your changes.

Cancel

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

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5.6

The WDS Screen

An AP using the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) can function as a wireless network bridge

allowing you to wirelessly connect wired network segments. The

WDS

screen allows you to

configure the Device to connect to other APs wirelessly when WDS is enabled.

Use this screen to set up your WDS (Wireless Distribution System) links between the Device and

other wireless APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device. Once the security

settings of peer sides match one another, the connection between devices is made.

Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the Device and any

wireless clients.

Note: Not all APs support WDS links. Check your other AP’s documentation.

Click

Network Setting > Wireless > WDS

. The following screen displays.

Figure 28

Network Setting > Wireless > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 15

Network Setting > Wireless > WDS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WDS Security

Select the type of the key used to encrypt data between APs. All the wireless APs

(including the Device) must use the same pre-shared key for data transmission.

The option is available only when you set the security mode to

WPA(2)

or

WPA(2)-

PSK

in the

Wireless > General

screen.

TKIP

Select this to use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption.

AES

Select this to use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption.

#

This is the index number of the individual WDS link.

Active

Select this to activate the link between the Device and the peer device to which this

entry refers. When you do not select the check box this link is down.

Remote Bridge

MAC Address

Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format (six hexadecimal

character pairs, for example 12:34:56:78:9a:bc).

PSK

Enter a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including

spaces and symbols).

Apply

Click this to save your changes.

Cancel

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

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5.7

The WMM Screen

Currently, the Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) feauture of SSID1-4 is enabled and this screen is read-only.

Click

Network Setting

>

Wireless > WMM

. The following screen displays.

Figure 29

Network Setting > Wireless > WMM

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

5.8

The Scheduling Screen

Use the wireless LAN scheduling to configure the days you want to enable or disable the wireless

LAN. Click

Network Setting > Wireless > Scheduling

. The following screen displays.

Table 16

Network Setting > Wireless > WMM

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable WMM of

SSID1~4

Determine whether to have the Device automatically give a service a priority level

according to the ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends for a wireless network.

WMM QoS (Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service) gives high priority to voice and video,

which makes them run more smoothly.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Cancel

Click

Cancel

to restore your previously saved settings.