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Chapter 7: Using the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility
Advanced
Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge
Advanced
Use the
Advanced Settings
screen, shown in Figure 7-6, to customize advanced wireless settings and clone a
MAC address onto the Bridge.
Wireless
•
Transmission Rate - The default setting is
Auto
. The range is from 1 to 54Mbps.
The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless network. You can select
from a range of transmission speeds, or you can keep the default setting,
Auto
, to have the Bridge
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will
negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Bridge and another wireless-equipped device.
•
Authentication Type - The default setting is
Auto
. The choices are
Auto
,
Open
, and
Shared
.
This setting allows the Bridge to authenticate communication with the wireless devices in your network. With
the Shared key setting, all wireless devices must have the same WEP keys so that the Bridge and the client
can authenticate each other and start transmitting data. With the Open system setting, any device can join a
network without performing any security check. Using the Auto setting, the Bridge will automatically detect
whether a wireless device uses shared key or open system authentication, and then it will transmit data
using the appropriate authentication type.
•
RTS Threshold - This value should remain at its default setting of
2347
. The range is 0-2347 bytes. Should
you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended. If a network packet is
smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The Router sends
Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame.
After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the
right to begin transmission.
•
Fragmentation Threshold - This value should remain at its default setting of
2346
. The range is 256-2346
bytes. It specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If you
experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the
Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor modifications of this
value are recommended.
MAC Address
•
Cloning Mode - You can clone the MAC address of any network device onto the Bridge. To disable MAC
address cloning, keep the default setting,
Disable
. To use the MAC cloning feature, select
Enable
.
Figure 7-6: Advanced Settings Tab
