Configuring the 802.11 Authentication

yOpen: Open system authentication. A user accessing the WLAN can choose WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSKkey to pass the authentication or choose No encrytion to skip the authentication.

yShared: Shared key authentication. It can use only WEP. The user accessing the WLAN must use the WEP to authenticate.

Configuring the Encryption Mode

There are four encryption modes: No Encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WEP. For details, refer to "Configuring the WLAN Encryption Mode."

Configuring Access Attributes of the Client

As shown in the following figure, you can set the Preamble Type, Max Associations Limit, Mode, and enable or disable the peer MAC address through the Bridge Restriction.

yPreamble Type: It has two options: Long and Short. In the case that the client (PC) supports the Short type, the WLAN can have a better performance if it is Short.

yMAX Associations Limit: It refers to the maximum number of connections. It is used to set the maximum number of concurrent WLAN users on the gateway. A maximum of 32 clients can connect with the gateway in wireless mode.

yMode: It refers to the WLAN accessing mode. The gateway can work in two modes, as shown in the following table. The default value is Access Point.

Mode

 

Description

Wireless Bridge

 

It is used to connect two or more access points.

 

 

 

Access Point

 

The access points meeting the IEEE 802.11b/g standard or the

 

 

wireless terminals can connect the wireless gateway.

 

 

 

yBridge Restriction: It refers to the limitation to the peer MAC addresses. When it is Disabled, the E960 can access all the remote bridges; when it is Enabled, the E960 can only access the remote bridges that the addresses are in the address list.

yBridges: It refers to the physical address of the remote peer bridge. The gateway supports the point-to-multipoint (PTM) bridge mode, and a wireless gateway can connect four remote peer bridges at the same time.

yPeer MAC Address: It refers to the physical address list of the remote peer bridges. It contains a maximum of four physical addresses.

yLink Status: Up shows the successful connection and Down shows the failed connection.

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