Cisco Systems WET54G manual Advanced Settings Tab, MAC Address, Wireless, Chapter

Chapter 3

Configuration using the Web-based Utility

Advanced Settings Tab

Use the Advanced Settings screen to customize advanced wireless settings and clone a MAC address onto the Bridge.

Advanced Settings

Wireless

Transmission Rate  The default setting is Auto. 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, to have the Bridge automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Bridge and another wireless-equipped device.

Authentication Type  The default setting is Auto. The choices are Auto, Open, and Shared. This setting allows the Bridge to authenticate communication with the wireless devices in your network. With the Shared key setting, all wireless devices must have the same WEP keys so that the Bridge and the client can authenticate each other and start transmitting data. With the Open system setting, any device can join a network without performing any security check. Using the Auto setting, the Bridge will automatically detect whether a wireless device uses shared key or open system authentication, and then it will transmit data using the appropriate authentication type.

RTS Threshold  This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. The range is 0-2347 bytes. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will

not be enabled. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission.

Fragmentation Threshold  This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. The range is 256-2346 bytes. It specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Thresholdtoolowmayresultinpoornetworkperformance. Only minor modifications of this value are recommended.

MAC Address

Cloning Mode  You can clone the MAC address of any network device onto the Bridge. To disable MAC address cloning, keep the default setting, Disable. To use the MAC cloning feature, select Enable.

If you have enabled MAC cloning, then select Auto if you want to clone the MAC address of the device currently connected to the Bridge’s LAN port. The Bridge will actively scan for a new MAC address to be cloned whenever you disconnect and re-connect the Bridge through its LAN port. Select Manual if you want to specify a MAC address in the Enter MAC Address field. This is useful when the Bridge is connected to multiple devices through a switch or a hub.

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