Chapter 3 Configuration
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Wireless-G Access Point
The Wireless Tab > Wireless MAC Filter
This screen allows you to permit or block wireless access
for computers with specific MAC addresses.
Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter

Wireless MAC Filter

Access Restriction

If you want to control access to your wireless network,
select Enable. I f you do not wish to filter users by MAC
address, select Disable.
To deny access, click Prevent PCs listed below from
accessing the wireless network. To permit access,
click Permit PCs listed below to access the wireless
network.
MAC 01-25 Enter the MAC addresses of the computers
whose access you want to control. If you want to list more
than 25 MAC addresses, then select MAC Addresses
26~50 from the drop-down menu.
Click Clear to delete the MAC addresses you have
entered.
Change these settings as described here and click Save
Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes
to cancel your changes. Click Help for more information.
The Wireless Tab > Advanced Wireless Settings
This screen allows you to configure the advanced settings
for the Access Point. In most cases, these settings do not
need to be changed.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

Advanced Wireless

You can change the data transmission and output power
settings for the Access Point.
Authentication Type Select the authentication method
you want the Access Point to use, Shared Key or Open
System (Default). Shared Key is when both the sender
and the recipient share a WEP key for authentication.
Open System is when the sender and the recipient do not
share a WEP key for authentication. All devices on your
network must use the same authentication type. In most
cases, keep the default, Open System (Default).
Basic Rates This setting is not actually one rate of
transmission but a series of rates that are advertised
to the other wireless devices in your network, so they
know at which rates the Access Point can transmit. At
the Default setting, the Access Point will advertise that
it will automatically select the best rate for transmission.
Other options are 1-2Mbps, for use with older wireless
technology, and All, when you wish to have all rates
advertised. The Basic Data Rates are not the rates
transmitted; the rates transmitted can be configured
through the Transmission Rates setting on this screen.
Transmission Rates The range is from 1 to 54Mbps.
The rate of data transmission should be set depending
on the speed of your wireless network. You can select
from a range of transmission speeds, or you can keep the
default setting, Auto (Default), to have the Access Point
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable
the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the
best possible connection speed between the Access Point
and a wireless client.