Manually Configuring a WLAN
In this field…
Do this…
MAC
Filteri
hether you want to enable MAC address filtering, by selecting one
wing:
dresses that you added as network objects can
connect to your network.
For information on network objects, see
Using Network
Objects
on page 129.
•
No.
Disable MAC address filtering. This is the default.
Note:
MAC address filtering does not provide strong security, since MAC
addresses can be spo fed by a determined attacker. Therefore, it is not
nded to rely n this setting alone for security.
Address
ng
Specify w
of the follo
•
Yes.
Enable MAC address filtering.
Only MAC ad
o
o
recomme
Wireless Transmitter
Transmission Rate
Select the transmission rate:
•
Automatic.
The NetDefend firewall automatically selects a rate.
This is the default.
•
A specific rate
Transmitter Power
Select the transmitter power.
Setting a higher transmitter power increases the access point's range. A
lower power reduces interference with other access points in the vicinity.
The default value is
Full
. It is not necessary to change this value, unless
there are other access points in the vicinity.
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