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in the network you are located. In other words,
this device will not be visible by any wireless
station.
Band Choose a mode from the pull-down list.
• 11b/g mixed: Select to allow both
wireless-b and wireless-g devices on
the network.
• 11B only: Select to allow only wireless-
B devices on the network.
• 11G only: Select to allow only wireless-
G devices on the network.
• 11A (indoor): Select to allow only
wireless-A devices on the indoor
network.
• 11A (outdoor): Select to allow only
wireless-G devices on the network.
• 11A (indoor): Select to allow only
wireless-A devices on the outdoor
network.
SSID The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another;
therefore, all access points and all devices
attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must
use the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and
must not exceed 32 characters. A device will not
be permitted to join the BSS unless it can
provide the unique SSID. An SSID is also
referred to as a network name because
essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless
network.
Channel Number Allow user to set the channel manually or
automatically .
If set channel manually, just select the channel
you want to specify.
If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel
range to have Wireless Access Point
automatically survey and choose the channel
with best situation for communication.
The number of channels supported depends on
the region of this Access Point. All stations
communicating with the Access Point must use
the same channel.
Apply Changes Press to save the new settings on the
screen.
Reset Press to discard the data you have
entered since last time you press
Apply Change.
Client Mode Settings
The distinguishing name of this device, you may
change the default alias name by entering a new
one in this column. Alias Name
… Disable Wireless LAN
Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN
Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to
make wireless connection with this Access Point
in the network you are located. In other words,
this device will not be visible by any wireless
station.
Band
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Choose a mode from the pull-down list.
• 11b/g mixed: Select to allow both
wireless-b and wireless-g devices on
the network.
• 11B only: Select to allow only wireless-
B devices on the network.
• 11G only: Select to allow only wireless-
G devices on the network.
• 11A (indoor): Select to allow only
wireless-A devices on the indoor
network.
• 11A (outdoor): Select to allow only
wireless-G devices on the network.
• 11A (indoor): Select to allow only
wireless-
A devices on the outdoor
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network.
Network Type You can choose the Ad-Hoc mode and
Infrastructure mode
SSID The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another;
therefore, all access points and all devices
attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must
use the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and
must not exceed 32 characters. A device will not
be permitted to join the BSS unless it can
provide the unique SSID. An SSID is also
referred to as a network name because
essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless
network.
Channel Number Allow user to set the channel manually or
automatically .
If set channel manually, just select the channel
you want to specify.
If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel
range to have Wireless Access Point
automatically survey and choose the channel
with best situation for communication.
The number of channels supported depends on
the region of this Access Point. All stations
communicating with the Access Point must use
the same channel.
Advanced Settings (AP/ Client/WISP Mode)
It is not recommended that settings in this page to be changed unless advanced
users want to change to meet their wire less environment for optimal performance
Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the
efficiency when high traffic flows along in the
wireless network. If your 802.11g Wireless LAN PC
Card often transmit large files in wireless network,
you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split
the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346.
The default value is 2346. Fragment Threshold
RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to
prevent the “ Hidden Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is
a situation in which two stations are within range of the
same Access Point, but are not within range of each
other. Therefore, they are hidden nodes for each other.
When a station starts data transmission with the
Access Point, it might not notice that the other station
is already using the wireless medium. When these two
stations send data at the same time, they might collide
when arriving simultaneously at the Access Point. The
collision will most certainly resu lt in a loss of messages
for both stations.
Thus, the RTS Threshold mechanism provides a
solution to prevent data collisions. When you enable
RTS Threshold on a suspect “hidden station”, this
station and its Access Point will use a Request to Send
(RTS). The station will send an RTS to the Access
RTS Threshold
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Point, informing that it is going to transmit the data.
Upon receipt, the Access Point will respond with a CTS
message to all station within its range to notify all other
stations to defer transmissi on. It will also confirm the
requestor station that the Access Point has reserved it
for the time-frame of the requested transmission.
If the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, please
specify the packet size.
The RTS mechanism will be
activated if the data size exceeds the value you set..
The default value is 2347.
Warning: Enabling RTS Threshold will cause
redundant network overhead that could negatively
affect the throughput performance instead of
providing a remedy.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347.
Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications of this value are recommended.
Beacon Interval Beacon Interval is the amount of time between beacon
transmissions. Before a station enters power save
mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know
when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn
whether there are buffered frames at the access point).
Data Rate By default, the unit adaptively selects the highest
possible rate for transmission. Select the basic rates to
be used among the following options: Auto, 1, 2, 5.5,
11or 54 Mbps. For most networks the default setting is
Auto which is the best choice. When Autois enabled
the transmission rate will select the optimal rate. If
obstacles or interference ar e present, the system will
automatically fall back to a lower rate.
Preamble Type A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to
synchronize the transmitting timing including
Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. In a “noisy”
network environment, the Preamble Type should be
set to Long Preamble . The Short Preamble is
intended for applications where minimum overhead
and maximum performance is desired. If in a “noisy”
network environment, t he performance will be
decreased.
Tx Burst Select the check box to enable the Tx Burst function.
802.11g Protection The 802.11g standard includes a protection mechanism to
ensure mixed 802.11b and 802.11g operations. If there is no
such kind of mechanism exists, the two kinds of standards
may mutually interfere and decrease network’s performance.
Enable Watch Dog
Watch Interval
Watch Host
Check the box to enable this watch dog function
and set the Watch dog time Interval (1~60 mins)
and type the ip address of the host ip
Press to save the new settings on the screen. Apply Change
Press to discard the data you have entered since last
time you press Apply Change. Reset
Security (AP/Client/WISP Mode)
Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different
method will enable you to have different level of security. Please note that by
using any encryption, by which data pack et is encrypted before transmission to
prevent data packets from being eavesdropped by unrelated people, there may
be a significant degradation of the data throughput on the wireless link.
Authentication Type: Open System or Shared Key/Shared Key/Open System
If Open System or Shared Key/Shared Ke y/Open System is selected, users will
have to Set WEP keys with an encryption either WEP64 or WEP128. Only the
Open System can set the encryption to None (Without any WEP Key protection
mechanism)
• HEX: If you are using hexadecimal numbers ( 0-9, or A-F).
• ASCII: If you are using ASCII characters ( case-sensitive).
• Ten hexadecimal digits or five ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP
is used
• 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters are needed if 128-bit WEP is
used
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Authentication Type: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
If WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is selected, users will have to select the Encryption from
the pull-down list, TKIP, AES or TKIP_AES and then enter a passphrase.
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Bridge Mode Setting
The distinguishing name of this device, you may
change the default alias name by entering a new
one in this column. Alias Name
… Disable Wireless LAN
Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN
Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to
make wireless connection with this Access Point
in the network you are located. In other words,
this device will not be visible by any wireless
station.
Band Choose a mode from the pull-down list.
• 11b/g mixed: Select to allow both
wireless-b and wireless-g devices on
the network.
• 11B only: Select to allow only wireless-
B devices on the network.
• 11G only: Select to allow only wireless-
G devices on the network.
• 11A (indoor): Select to allow only
wireless-A devices on the indoor
network.
• 11A (outdoor): Select to allow only
wireless-G devices on the network.
• 11A (indoor): Select to allow only
wireless-A devices on the outdoor
network.
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Allow user to set the channel manually or
automatically .
If set channel manually, just select the channel
you want to specify.
If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel
range to have Wireless Access Point
automatically survey and choose the channel
with best situation for communication.
The number of channels supported depends on
the region of this Access Point. All stations
communicating with the Access Point must use
the same channel.
Channel Number
Advanced Setting
Advanced Settings (Bridge/Repeater Mode)
It is not recommended that settings in this page to be changed unless advanced
users want to change to meet their wire less environment for optimal performance
Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the
efficiency when high traffic flows along in the Fragment Threshold
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wireless network. If your 802.11g Wireless LAN PC
Card often transmit large files in wireless network,
you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split
the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346.
The default value is 2346.
RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to
prevent the “ Hidden Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is
a situation in which two stations are within range of the
same Access Point, but are not within range of each
other. Therefore, they are hidden nodes for each other.
When a station starts data transmission with the
Access Point, it might not notice that the other station
is already using the wireless medium. When these two
stations send data at the same time, they might collide
when arriving simultaneously at the Access Point. The
collision will most certainly resu lt in a loss of messages
for both stations.
Thus, the RTS Threshold mechanism provides a
solution to prevent data collisions. When you enable
RTS Threshold on a suspect “hidden station”, this
station and its Access Point will use a Request to Send
(RTS). The station will send an RTS to the Access
Point, informing that it is going to transmit the data.
Upon receipt, the Access Poin t will respond with a CTS
message to all station within its range to notify all other
stations to defer transmissi on. It will also confirm the
requestor station that the Access Point has reserved it
for the time-frame of the requested transmission.
If the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, please
specify the packet size.
The RTS mechanism will be
activated if the data size exceeds the value you set..
The default value is 2347.
Warning: Enabling RTS Threshold will cause
redundant network overhead that could negatively
affect the throughput performance instead of
providing a remedy.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347.
Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications of this value are recommended.
Beacon Interval Beacon Interval is the amount of time between beacon
transmissions. Before a station enters power save
mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know
when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn