Prestige 662H/HW Series User’s Guide

Table 111 Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup (continued)

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Channel ID

Press [SPACE BAR] to select a channel. This allows you to set the operating frequency/

 

channel depending on your particular region.

RTS

RTS(Request To Send) threshold (number of bytes) enables RTS/CTS handshake. Data

Threshold

with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting

 

this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC Service Data Unit) size turns

 

off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS

 

handshake. Enter a value between 0 and 2432.

Frag.

The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.

Threshold

It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value between 256 and

 

2432.

WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provides data encryption to prevent wireless stations

 

from accessing data transmitted over the wireless network.

 

Select Disable allows wireless stations to communicate with the access points without

 

any data encryption.

 

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to for the type of data encryption. WEP causes

 

performance degradation.

Default Key

Enter the number of the key as an active key.

 

 

Key 1 to Key

If you chose 64-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter 5 characters or 10

4

hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") preceded by 0x for each key (1-4).

 

If you chose 128-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter 13 characters or 26

 

hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") preceded by 0x for each key (1-4).

 

There are four data encryption keys to secure your data from eavesdropping by

 

unauthorized wireless users. The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same on

 

the access points as they are on the wireless stations.

Edit MAC

To edit MAC address filtering table, press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press

Address

[ENTER] to open menu 3.5.1.

Filter

 

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

29.2.1 Wireless LAN MAC Address Filter

The next layer of security is MAC address filter. To allow a wireless station to associate with the Prestige, enter the MAC address of the wireless LAN adapter on that wireless station in the MAC address table.

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