Linksys WET54GS5 manual Advanced Wireless, MAC Address

Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge with 5-Port Switch

Wireless

Use the Wireless screen, shown in Figure 7-14, to customize advanced wireless settings and clone a MAC address onto the Bridge.

Advanced 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 Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. 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

Chapter 7: Using the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility

Figure 7-14: Wireless Tab

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