Multi-Tech Systems S000573A Settingsecurityoptions, ViewinginformationaboutWiFiclientsusingyourwirelessnetwork

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UsingtheRouter’sWebInterface  18
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8. IntheDTIMIntervalfield,typehowoftenabeaconframeincludesaDeliveryTrafficIndicationMessage,
andthisnumberisincludedineachbeaconframe.Itisgeneratedwithintheperiodicbeaconata
frequencyspecifiedbytheDTIMInterval.
Adeliverytrafficindicationmessageisakindoftrafficindicationmessage(TIM)whichinformstheclients
aboutthepresenceofbufferedmulticast/broadcastdataontheaccesspoint.Thedefaultvalueof1
providesgoodperformanceformostapplications.Youmightwanttoincreasethisvaluewhenusing
batterypoweredWi‐Fidevices,whichcansleep(atreducedpowerconsumption)duringthelongerDTIM
intervalperiod.YoumustbalancethepowersavingsfromincreasingtheDTIMIntervalagainstpossible
reducedcommunicationthroughput.
9. IntheRTSThresholdfield,typetheframesizeatwhichtheAPtransmissionsmustusetheRTS/CTS
protocol.Thisisoftenusedtosolvehiddennodeproblems.
UsingasmallvaluecausesRTSpacketstobesentmoreoften,consumingmoreoftheavailablebandwidth.
However,themoreRTSpacketsthataresent,thequickerthesystemcanrecoverfrominterferenceor
collisions.
Settingsecurityoptions
Youcanspecifythesecurityprotocolthattherouterusestosecurethecommunicationsfromtherouterto
theconnecteddevices.
1. FromtheModedrop‐downlist,selectthesecurityprotocolyouwanttouse.Optionsinclude:
 None
 WEP:UseWiredEquivalentPrivacyprotocoltoallowagroupofdevicesonthenetworktoexchange
codedmessages.
 WPA‐PSK:UseWi‐Fiprotectedaccesstosecuredataexchangedonyournetwork.
 WPA2‐PSK:UseWi‐Fiprotectedaccessversion2tosecuredataexchangedonyournetwork.
2. ToconfigureWEP:
a. FromtheEncryptiondrop‐downlist,selecttheencryptiontobeused.
b. Togenerateakeyfromaphrase,inthePassphrasefield,typeaphrase.ClickGenerate.
c. Tomanuallyenterkeys,typethekeysintheKey1,Key2,Key3orKey4fields.
3. ToconfigureWPA‐PSKandWPA2‐PSK:
a. SelecttheWPAAlgorithmfromthedrop‐downlist.
b. IntheSharedKeyfield,typethekeythatisusedforencryptinganddecryptingthedata.
c. Toremovethemaskcharacters,therebymakingtheSharedKeyvisible,checkUnmask.
Whendone,clickSubmit,thenSaveandRestart.
ViewinginformationaboutWi‐Ficlientsusingyourwirelessnetwork
Toviewinformationaboutclients(suchascomputers,tablets,andsmartphones)thatareusingyourrouter's
Wi‐Fifeaturestoexchangedata:
1. TheClientsgroupdisplaysalistofclientsusingyourrouter'sWiFi.
2. Toupdatethelist,clickRefresh.