Authentication The authentication type default is set to disable. There are four options: Disable, WEP, WPA, and WPA2. Authentication Type: The authentication type default is set to open system. There are three options: Open System; Shared Key, WPA and WPA-PKS. WEP Encryption WEP: Open System allows public access to the router via wireless communications; Shared Key requires the user to set a WEP key to exchange data with other wireless clients that have the same WEP key..
Key 1 ~ Key 4: Enables user to create an encryption scheme for Wireless LAN transmissions. Manually enter a set of values for each key. Select a key to use by clicking the radio button next to the key. Click “Clear” to erase key values. WPA/WPA2 Security If WPA or WPA2 is selected, the below screen is shown. Please set the length of the encryption key and the parameters for the RADIUS server. Lifetime: Select the Lifetime of the Encryption Key from 5 Minutes to 1 Day.
Advanced This screen enables user to configure advanced wireless functions. Beacon Interval: Type the beacon interval in the text box. User can specify a value from 1 to 1000. The default beacon interval is 100. RTS Threshold: Type the RTS (Request-To-Send) threshold in the text box. This value stabilizes data flow. If data flow is irregular, choose values between 256 and 2432 until data flow is normalized. Fragmentation Threshold: Type the fragmentation threshold in the text box.
Status This selection enables user to view the status of the router LAN, WAN and Wireless connections, and view logs and statistics pertaining to connections and packet transfers. Device Information This screen enables user to view the router LAN, Wireless and WAN configuration. Firmware Version: Displays the latest build of the router firmware interface. After updating the firmware in Tools - Firmware, check this to ensure that the firmware was successfully updated.
WAN: This section displays the WAN interface configuration including the MAC address, Connection status, DHCP client status, IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, and DNS. Click “DHCP Release” to release all IP addresses assigned to client stations connected to the WAN via the router. Click “DHCP Renew” to reassign IP addresses to client stations connected to the WAN. Log This screen enables user to view a running log of router system statistics, events, and activities.
Log Setting This screen enables user to set router logging parameters. SMTP Server: Type the SMTP server address for the email that the log will be sent to in the next field. Send to: Type an email address for the log to be sent to. Click “Email Log Now” to immediately send the current log. Syslog Server: Type the IP address of the Syslog Server if user wants the router to listen and receive incoming Syslog messages.
Statistic This screen displays a table that shows the rate of packet transmission via the router LAN, Wireless and WAN ports (in bytes per second). Click “Reset” to erase all statistics and begin logging statistics again. Wireless This screen enables user to view information about wireless devices that are connected to the WLAN Router. Connected Time: Displays how long the wireless device has been connected to the LAN via the router. MAC Address: Displays the devices wireless LAN interface MAC address.
Routing This selection enables user to set how the router forwards data: Static and Dynamic. Routing Table enables user to view the information created by the router that displays the network interconnection topology. Static It enables user to set parameters by which the router forwards data to its destination if user’s network has a static IP address. Network Address: Type the static IP address user’s network uses to access the Internet.
Dynamic This screen enables user to set NAT parameters. NAT: Click the radio buttons to enable or disable the NAT function. Transmit: Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1, or RIP 2. Receive: Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters, disabled, RIP 1, or RIP 2. Routing Table This screen enables user to view the routing table for the router. The routing table is a database created by the router that displays the network interconnection topology.
Access This page enables you to define access restrictions, set up protocol and IP filters, create virtual servers, define access for special applications such as games, and set firewall rules. Filters Using filters to deny or allow the users to access. Five types of filters to select: MAC, URL blocking, IP, Protocol filter and Domain blocking.
MAC Filters MAC Filter: Enables you to allow or deny Internet access to users within the LAN based upon the MAC address of their network interface. Click the radio button next to Disabled to disable the MAC filter. Disable: The function of MAC filter is disable. Allow: Only allow computers with MAC address listed in the MAC Table. Deny: All users are allowed Internet access except those computers in the MAC Table are deny Internet access.
URL Blocking You could enable URL blocking to deny the users from accessing the specified URL. Add those specified URL in the text box.
IP Filters This screen enables you to define a minimum and maximum IP address range filter; all IP addresses falling in the range are not allowed Internet access. The IP filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page. (Note: Click anywhere in the item. Once the line is selected, the fields automatically load the item's parameters, which you can edit.) Enable: Click to enable or disable the IP address filter. Range Start: Type the minimum address for the IP range.
Domain Blocking You could specify the domains that allow users to access or deny by clicking one of the two items. Also, add the specified domains in the text box.
Protocol Filters This screen enables you to allow and deny access based upon a communications protocol list you create. The protocol filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page. Note: When selecting items in the table at the bottom, click anywhere in the item. The line is selected, and the fields automatically load the item's parameters, which you can edit.
