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X-Micro Tech IEEE 802.11b user manual Frequently Asked Questions Faq

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USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER		Version: 2.6
4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)		35
4.1	WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC’S IP AND MAC ADDRESS?	35
4.2	WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN?	35
4.3	WHAT ARE ISM BANDS?	35
4.4	HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK?	35
4.5	WHAT IS BSSID?	36
4.6	WHAT IS ESSID?	36
4.7	WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE?	37
4.8	WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS?	37
4.9	WHAT IS WEP?	37
4.10	WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?	37
4.11	WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD?	38
4.12	WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?	38
4.13	WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE?	39
4.14	WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST?	39
4.15	WHAT IS WI-FIPROTECTED ACCESS (WPA)?	39
4.16	WHAT IS 802.1X AUTHENTICATION?	40
4.17	WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL (TKIP)?	40
4.18	WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES)?	40
4.19	WHAT IS INTER-ACCESSPOINT PROTOCOL (IAPP)?	40
4.20	WHAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS)?	40
4.21	WHAT IS UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP)?	41
4.22	WHAT IS MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT (MTU) SIZE?	41
4.23	WHAT IS CLONE MAC ADDRESS?	41

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IEEE 802.11b WLAN 11b Broadband Router User ManualX-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router IEEE 802.11bUser’s Manual VersionContents are subject to change without notice TrademarksCopyright Statement 2003 X-Micro Technology CorpTerminology 1 INTRODUCTION INSTALLATIONSOFTWARE CONFIGURATION Table of Contents4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ 1.1 Package contents 1.2 Product Specifications1 Introduction 1.3 Product Features 1.4 Front Panel DescriptionLED Indicator StateDescription parameters to factory defaults 1.5 Rear Panel Description1. Reset The Wireless LAN Antenna2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation2.2 Software Installation 3 Software configuration For OS of Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ MeFor OS of Microsoft Windows 2000, XP For OS of Microsoft Windows NT 3.2 Connect to the X-Micro WLAN 11b Broadband Router 3.3.1 StatusDescription SSID 3.3.2 Wireless Basic Settings Description3.3.3 Wireless Advanced Settings DescriptionShared Key or Auto selection 3.3.4 Wireless Security Setup Click to select the Long Preamble or Short PreambleDescription USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTERVersionDescription 3.3.5 Wireless Access Control ItemDescription3.3.6 WDS Setup 3.3.7 LAN Interface Setup DescriptionDescription 3.3.8 WAN Interface Setup A. Static IPDescription DHCP Client Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IPDescription ItemDescription are Continuous, Connect on Demand and Manual three If you select the PPPoE and Connect on DemandD. PPTPOnly in Firmware-1.6x Description3.3.9 Firewall - Port Filtering Description ProtocolComments 3.3.10 Firewall - IP Filtering Description3.3.11 Firewall - MAC Filtering Description3.3.12 Firewall - Port Forwarding ItemDescription3.3.13 Firewall - DMZ Port RangeComment 3.3.14 Statistics DescriptionDMZ Host IP Address 3.3.15 Upgrade Firmware Description3.3.16 Save/ Reload Settings DescriptionSelect File 3.3.17 Password Setup ItemDescriptionDescription User Name4.2 What is Wireless LAN? 4 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? 4.4 How does wireless networking work?4.5 What is BSSID? 4.6 What is ESSID?4.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications? 4.9 What is WEP?4.11 What is RTS Request To Send Threshold? 4.12 What is Beacon Interval?4.13 What is Preamble Type? 4.14 What is SSID Broadcast?4.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA? 4.18 What is Advanced Encryption Standard AES? 4.16 What is 802.1x Authentication?4.17 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP? 4.19 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol IAPP?4.21 What is Universal Plug and Play uPNP? 4.22 What is Maximum Transmission Unit MTU Size?4.23 What is Clone MAC Address?