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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Wireless-G Broadband Router

Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate

WEP keys. Then click Generate.

Key 1-4 If you did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP

key(s) manually.

WEP

WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure

as WPA.

Security Mode > WEP

Default Transmit Key Select a Default Transmit Key

(choose which Key to use). The default is 1.

WEP Encryption Select a level of WEP encryption, 64 bits

10 hex digits or 128 bits 26 hex digits. The default is

64 bits 10 hex digits.

Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate

WEP keys. Then click Generate.

Key 1-4 If you did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP

key(s) manually.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter

Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses

of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s

radius.

Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter

Wireless MAC Filter

To filter wireless users by MAC Address,

either permitting or blocking access, click Enable. If you do

not wish to filter users by MAC Address, keep the default

setting, Disable

Prevent Select this to block wireless access by MAC

Address. This button is selected by default.

Permit Only Select this to allow wireless access by MAC

Address. This button is not selected by default.

Edit MAC Filter List

Click this to open the MAC Address

Filter List screen. On this screen, you can list users, by MAC

Address, to whom you wish to provide or block access. For

easy reference, click Wireless Client MAC List to display a list

of network users by MAC Address

MAC Address Filter List

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

This Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings screen is used

to set up the Router’s advanced wireless functions. These

settings should only be adjusted by an expert administrator

as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Passphrase Enter a Passphrase to automatically generate WEP keys. Then click Generate. Key 1-4 If you did not enter a Passphrase, enter the WEP key(s) manually. WEP WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure as WPA. Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or blocking access, click Enable. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address, keep the default setting, Disable.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 manufacturer of your wireless products. To turn on the Frame Burst option, select Enable. The default is Disable. Beacon Interval The default value is 100. Enter a value between 1 and 65,535 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the wireless network.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 Security > Firewall Security > VPN Passthrough The Security > Firewall screen is used to configure a firewall that can filter out various types of unwanted traffic on the Router’s local network. The Security > VPN Passthrough screen allows you to enable VPN tunnels using IPSec, PPTP, or L2TP protocols to pass through the Router’s firewall.
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Advanced Configuration Chapter 3 select a PC by MAC Address or IP Address. You can also enter a range of IP Addresses if you want this policy to affect a group of PCs. After making your changes, click Save Settings to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Then click Close. List of PCs Access Restrictions > Internet Access Internet Access Internet Access Policy Access can be managed by a policy.