Selecting Interface IDs
Wireless Interface:
It refers to the SSID and MAC address, and is used to identify the wireless
gateway.
SSID
SSID:
The service set identifier (SSID) is used to identify a WLAN. A wireless terminal (such as
a PC) and the wireless gateway can perform normal data communication only when they
have the same SSIDs. To ensure the WLAN security, do not use the default SSID. You can
enter a character string as the SSID, such as
MyHome
.
Enabling or Disabling the SSID Broadcast
• Enabled:
Enable the SSID broadcast. The E961 broadcasts the SSID of the WLAN, and
users can easily access the WLAN. Unauthorized users, however, can also easily access
the WLAN.
• Disabled:
Disable the SSID broadcast. The E961 does not broadcast the SSID of the WLAN.
Before accessing the WLAN, the user must obtain the SSID of the WLAN. Thus, the WLAN
security is improved.
Enabling or Disabling the AP Isolation
• On:
The terminals (PCs) connecting to the gateway through the WLAN cannot access
each other.
• Off:
The terminals (PCs) connecting to the gateway through the WLAN can access each
other.
Selecting the WLAN Channel
• Country:
It is used to identify the country. Different countries have different standards on
channel usage.
• Channel:
It refers to the channel that the gateway works with. According to the IEEE802.11
standard, the working frequency for the WLAN adopting the Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) technology ranges from 2.4 GHz to 2.4835 GHz. Each channel occupies
a neighboring 22 MHz frequency band. The available channels vary with the selected
country. If you do not know which channel to select, select
Auto
and the gateway can
automatically search for the channel.
Configuring the 802.11 Mode
There are four available modes, as shown in the following table.
Mode
54g Auto
54g Performance
54g LRS
802.11b Only
Description
The WLAN has the best compatibility in this mode.
The WLAN has the best performance in this mode.
If the E961 has difficulties in communicating with devices
conforming to the IEEE 802.11b standards, select this mode.
The E961 can only work in the low performance 802.11b
standard network mode.
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