TRENDnet TEW-671BR manual Security

Channel Bandwidth: This is the range of frequencies that will be used. 20/40MHz provides the dual channel bandwidth support and gives you the connection speed of up to 300Mbps. 20MHz provides single channel bandwidth and it provides you the speed of up to 150Mbps.

Preamble Type: The “Long Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN performance.

CTS Protection: It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations. When the protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the Router will be a little lower due to a lot of frame-network that is transmitted.

TX Power: This can be set to a bare minimum or maximum power.

6.4. Security

This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, included are WEP, IEEE 802.1x, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function, and are setup with the same security key.

ESSID Selection: This broadband router support multiple ESSID, you could select and set up the wanted ESSID.

Broadcast ESSID: If you enabled “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended.

WMM: Wi-Fi Multi-Media if enabled supports QoS for experiencing better audio, video and voice in applications.

Encryption: When you choose to disable encryption, it is very insecure to operate TEW-671BR.

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