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Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG6817 User’s Guide
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11.5
MAC Filter Screen
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the NBG6817 to give exclusive access to devices
(
Allow
) or exclude devices from accessing the NBG6817 (
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 address of the devices to configure this screen.
To change your NBG6817’s MAC filter settings, click
Expert Mode
> Wireless >
MAC Filter
. The
screen appears as shown.
Figure 70
Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter
The following table describes the labels in this menu.
Table 33
Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Band
Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security
settings to the default
2.4GHz
or
5GHz
wireless LAN.
SSID Select
This shows the SSID for which you are configuring MAC filtering.
MAC Address
Filter
Select to turn on (
Enable
) or off (
Disable
) MAC address filtering.
Filter Action
Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the
MAC Filter Summary
table.
Select
Allow
to permit access to the NBG6817, MAC addresses not listed will be denied
access to the NBG6817.
Select
Deny
to block access to the NBG6817, MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to
access the NBG6817.
MAC Filter Summary (Max Limit : 64)
#
This is the index number of the MAC address. Select
Auto Detection
to automatically detect
the MAC address of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the NBG6817.
Otherwise, select
User define
to enter the MAC address of the wireless station in the
MAC
Address
field that are allowed or denied access to the NBG6817.
MAC Address
This field displays the MAC address of the wireless station. If you select
User define
in the
#
field, enter the MAC address(es) manually.
Add/Delete
Click
to add the rule in the MAC filter summary table.
Click
to remove a rule.
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Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG6817 User’s Guide
107
11.6
Advanced Screen
Use this screen to allow wireless advanced features, such as the output power, RTS/CTS Threshold
settings.
Click
Expert Mode
> Wireless >
Advanced
. The screen appears as shown.
Figure 71
Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 33
Expert Mode > Wireless > MAC Filter
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Table 34
Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Advanced Setup
Band
Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security
settings to the default
2.4GHz
or
5GHz
wireless LAN.
RTS/CTS
Threshold
Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS (Request To Send)/
CTS (Clear To Send) handshake.
This field is not configurable and the NBG6817 automatically changes to use the
maximum value if you select
802.11n
,
802.11an
,
802.11gn
or
802.11bgn
in the
Expert > Wireless
screen.
Fragmentation
Threshold
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
This field is not configurable and the NBG6817 automatically changes to use the
maximum value if you select
802.11n
,
802.11an
,
802.11gn
or
802.11bgn
in the
Expert > Wireless
screen.
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Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG6817 User’s Guide
108
11.7
WPS Screen
Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS
status. To open this screen, click
Expert Mode
> Wireless >
WPS
.
Note: With WPS, wireless clients can only connect to the wireless network using the first
SSID on the NBG6817.
Intra-BSS Traffic
A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireless clients or
between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point (AP).
Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. When you
Enable
Intra-
BSS, wireless clients can access the wired network and communicate with each other.
When you
Disable
Intra-BSS, wireless clients can still access the wired network but
cannot communicate with each other.
Tx Power
Set the output power of the NBG6817 in this field. If there is a high density of APs in an
area, decrease the output power of the NBG6817 to reduce interference with other APs.
Select one of the following
100%
,
90%
,
75%
,
50%
,
25%
or
10%
.
QoS Setup
WMM QoS
Select
Enable
to have the NBG6817 automatically give a service a priority level
according to the ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends. WMM QoS (Wifi
MultiMedia Quality of Service) gives high priority to voice and video, which makes them
run more smoothly.
This field is not configurable and the NBG6817 automatically enables WMM QoS if you
select
802.11n
,
802.11an
,
802.11gn
or
802.11bgn
in the
Expert > Wireless
screen.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 34
Expert Mode > Wireless > Advanced (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
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Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG6817 User’s Guide
109
Figure 72
Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 35
Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
WPS Setup
Band
Select the frequency band to set whether you want to apply the wireless and security
settings to the default
2.4GHz
or
5GHz
wireless LAN.
WPS
Select
Enable
to turn on the WPS feature. Otherwise, select
Disable
.
PIN Code
Select
Enable
and click
Apply
to allow the PIN Configuration method. If you select
Disable
, you cannot create a new PIN number.
PIN Number
This is the WPS PIN (Personal Identification Number) of the NBG6817. Enter this PIN in
the configuration utility of the device you want to connect to the NBG6817 using WPS.
The PIN is not necessary when you use WPS push-button method.
Click
Generate
to generate a new PIN number.
Push Button
Use this button when you use the PBC (Push Button Configuration) method to configure
wireless stations’s wireless settings.
Click this to start WPS-aware wireless station scanning and the wireless security
information synchronization.
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Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
NBG6817 User’s Guide
110
11.8
Scheduling Screen
Use this screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off. Wireless LAN scheduling is
disabled by default. The wireless LAN can be scheduled to turn on or off on certain days and at
certain times. To open this screen, click
Expert
Mode
> Wireless >
Scheduling
.
Or input station’s
PIN number
Use this button when you use the PIN Configuration method to configure wireless
station’s wireless settings.
Type the same PIN number generated in the wireless station’s utility. Then click
Start
to
associate to each other and perform the wireless security information synchronization.
WPS Status
Status
This displays
Configured
when the NBG6817 has connected to a wireless network using
WPS or when
WPS
Enable
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 are no wireless or wireless
security changes on the NBG6817 or you click
Release Configuration
to remove the
configured wireless and wireless security settings.
Release
Configuration
This button is only available when the WPS status displays
Configured
.
Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for WPS
connections on the NBG6817.
802.11 Mode
This is the 802.11 mode used. Only compliant WLAN devices can associate with the
NBG6817.
SSID
This is the name of the wireless network (the NBG6817’s first SSID).
Security
This is the type of wireless security employed by the network.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes back to the NBG6817.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Table 35
Expert Mode > Wireless > WPS (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION

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