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19.4 Wireless LAN Setup - Continued
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
ESSID
ESSID
The ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentity) identifi es the AP the wireless
The ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentity) identifi es the AP the wireless
station is to associate to. Wireless stations associating to the AP must have
the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII
characters.
Wireless
Hide ESSID
Hide ESSID
Press [SPACE BAR] and select
Press [SPACE BAR] and select
Yes
to hide the ESSID in the outgoing data
to hide the ESSID in the outgoing data
frame so a intruder cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning.
No
Channel ID
Channel ID
Press [SPACE BAR] to select a channel. This allows you to set the
Press [SPACE BAR] to select a channel. This allows you to set the
operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
CH01
CH01
2412MHz
RTS
Threshold
Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a
Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a
value between 0 and 2432.
2432
Fragment
Threshold
This is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value
This is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value
between 256 and 2432.
2432
WEP
Select
Select
Disable
to allow wireless stations to communicate with the Wireless
Routers without any data encryption. Select
64-bit WEP
or
128-bit WEP
to enable data encryption.
Disable
Default Key
Default Key
Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this fi eld. Only one key can be enabled at
Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this fi eld. Only one key can be enabled at
any one time. This key must be the same on the WR3000 Wireless Router
and the wireless stations to communicate.
1
Key 1 to
Key 4
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the WR3000 Wireless
Router and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data
transmission.
If you chose
64-bit WEP
in the
WEP Encryption
fi eld, then enter any 5
ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters (“0-9”, “A-F”). If you chose
128-bit WEP
in the
WEP Encryption
fi eld, then enter 13 ASCII characters
or 26 hexadecimal characters (“0-9”, “A-F”).
0x12345abcde
Enter “Ox” before the key to denote a hexadecimal
Enter “Ox” before the key to denote a hexadecimal
key. Don’t enter “Ox” before the key to denote a ASCII
key.
Authen.
Method
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Auto, Open System Only
Auto, Open System Only
Auto, Open System Only
or
Shared Key
Shared Key
Shared Key
Only
and press [ENTER].
This fi eld is
N/A
if WEP is not activated. If WEP encryption is activated,
the default setting is
Auto.
Auto
Block Intra-
BSS Traffi c
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Yes
or
No
and press [ENTER].
No
Number of
Number of
Associated
Stations
Enter the maximum number of wireless stations that may connect to the
Enter the maximum number of wireless stations that may connect to the
WR3000 Wireless Router. The number should be from 1 to 32.
Breathing
LED
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Yes
or
No
and press [ENTER].
Yes
Output
Power
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
11 dBm, 13dBm, 15dBm
or
17dBm
and
press [ENTER].
17dBm
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confi rm or
ESC to cancel” to save your confi guration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.