Linksys WAG54GS manual Advanced Wireless, MAC Address Filter List

Chapter 4

Advanced Configuration

Access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC address, keep the default, Allow All.

Prevent listed computers from accessing the wireless network  Select this to block wireless access by MAC address. This setting is selected by default.

Permit only listed computers to access the wireless network  Select this to allow wireless access by MAC address.

Update Filter List  Click this to open the MAC Address Filter List screen.

MAC Address Filter List

MAC Address Filter List

MAC 01-20 Enter the MAC addresses of the devices whose wireless access you want to block or allow.

Wireless Client MAC List  Click this to open the Wireless Client List screen.

Wireless Client List

Wireless Client List

This screen lists the MAC addresses of the wireless devices. Select Enable MAC Filter for any device you want to add to the MAC Address Filter List. Then click Update Filter List.

To retrieve the most up-to-date information, click Refresh. To exit this screen and return to the Wireless MAC Filter List screen, click Close.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

This Advanced Wireless Settings screen is used to set up the Gateway’s advanced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an expert administrator as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

Advanced Wireless

Authentication Type  The default is Auto, which allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication to be used. With Open System authentication, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. With Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication. Select Shared Key to only use Shared Key authentication.

Control TX Rate  The Control TX Rate should be set depending on the speed of your wireless network. Select from a range of transmission speeds, or keep the default, Auto. When the Auto setting is selected, the Gateway automatically uses the fastest possible data rate and enables the Auto-Fallback feature, which negotiates the best possible connection speed between the Gateway and a wireless device.

Wireless Afterburner  To improve wireless performance when the Gateway is used with devices that support SpeedBooster, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select Disable.

Beacon Interval  Enter a value between 1 and 65,535 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Gateway to synchronize the wireless network(s). The default value is 100.

DTIM Interval  This value, between 1 and 255, indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Gateway has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it

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