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4.3.5.3 DMZ

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4.3.5.4 System

Security

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4.3.5.5 Content

Filtering

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4.3.6 Administration

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4.3.6.1 Management

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4.3.6.2 Upload

Firmware

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4.3.6.3 Settings

Management

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4.3.6.4 Status

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4.3.6.5 System

Log

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4.4 Configuration

Examples

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4.4.1

Example one – PPPoE on the WAN ............................................ 55

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Example two – fixed IP on the WAN ........................................... 57

4.4.3

Example three –set WLAN to be WAN as WiFi Client ............... 59

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) ................................................ 62

5.1

What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? ........................ 62

5.2

What is Wireless LAN? ....................................................................... 62

5.3

What are ISM bands? ........................................................................... 62

5.4

How does wireless networking work? ................................................. 62

5.5

What is BSSID? ................................................................................... 63

5.6

What is ESSID? ................................................................................... 63

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What are potential factors that may causes interference? .................... 63

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What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications? ............. 63

5.9 What

WEP?

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What is Fragment Threshold? .............................................................. 64

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What is RTS (Request to Send) Threshold? ......................................... 64

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What is Beacon Interval? ..................................................................... 64

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What is Preamble Type? ...................................................................... 64

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What is SSID Broadcast? ..................................................................... 64

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What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)? ............................................. 65

5.16 What

WPA2?

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5.17

What is 802.1x Authentication? ........................................................... 65

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What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)? .............................. 65

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What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)? ................................. 65

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What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)? ...................................... 65

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What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)? ................................... 65

5.22

What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)? ........................................... 65

5.23

What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size? ........................... 66

Summary of Contents for LP-7516H

Page 1: ...5G Outdoor Router User Manual 1 5GHz Outdoor Router User Manual USER MANUAL 1 0 0 2011 ...

Page 2: ...ation 14 4 Software configuration 15 4 1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router 16 4 2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router 17 4 3 Management and configuration on the Outdoor Router 17 4 3 1 Wizard 17 4 3 2 Operation Mode 24 4 3 3 Internet Settings 25 4 3 3 1 WAN 25 4 3 3 2 LAN 30 4 3 3 3 DHCP clients 31 4 3 3 4 VPN Passthrough 31 4 3 4 Wireless Settings 32 4 3 4 1 Basic 32 4 3 4 2...

Page 3: ...s networking work 62 5 5 What is BSSID 63 5 6 What is ESSID 63 5 7 What are potential factors that may causes interference 63 5 8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications 63 5 9 What is WEP 63 5 10 What is Fragment Threshold 64 5 11 What is RTS Request to Send Threshold 64 5 12 What is Beacon Interval 64 5 13 What is Preamble Type 64 5 14 What is SSID Broadcast 64 5 15 What is Wi Fi...

Page 4: ...6 5 26 What is NTP Client 66 5 27 What is VPN 66 5 28 What is IPSEC 66 5 29 What is WLAN Block Relay between Clients 66 5 30 What is WMM 66 5 31 What is WLAN ACK TIMEOUT 66 5 32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme MCS 66 5 33 What is Frame Aggregation 67 5 34 What is Guard Intervals GI 67 ...

Page 5: ... Extensible Authentication Protocol ESP Encapsulating Security Payload FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IKE Internet Key Exchange IP Internet Protocol ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control MD5 Message Digest 5 NAT Network Address Translation NT Network Termination N...

Page 6: ...Manual 6 TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol UPNP Universal Plug and Play VPN Virtual Private Network WDS Wireless Distribution System WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Wi Fi Protected Access ...

Page 7: ... Compatible with IEEE 802 11n Specifications provides wireless speed up to 150Mbps data rate Maximizes the performance and ideal for media centric applications like streaming video gaming and Voice over IP technology Support various operation Bridge Gateway Ethernet Converter modes between wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces Supports WPS 64 bit and 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 encryption to protect the...

Page 8: ...N Broadband Router is powered Off 2 WLAN LED Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the wireless ON Wireless Radio ON Off Wireless Radio Off 3 WAN LED ACT Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface ON Port linked Off No link 4 LAN LED ACT Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface ON Port linked Off No link ...

Page 9: ...AN connection through Category 5 cables Support auto sensing on 10 100M speed and half full duplex comply with IEEE 802 3 802 3u respectively WAN Right The RJ 45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category 5 cable Support auto sensing on 10 100M speed and half full duplex comply with IEEE 802 3 802 3u respectively ...

Page 10: ...dware Installation 3 1 1 Appearance and Interface Introduction Notes The product shot is for reference only please refer to physical product LED Panel Waterproof Sliding Door Pass trough Ethernet cable from this hole Push this button to remove upper housing ...

Page 11: ...5G Outdoor Router User Manual 11 Wall Mount Pole Mount LAN port with POE WAN port ...

Page 12: ...l 12 3 1 2 Hardware installation steps Step1 Push the button in the side to remove upper housing Step2 Pass through Ethernet cable from the hole and insert the Ethernet cable to LAN port Note RJ 45 8P8C Ethernet cable is required ...

Page 13: ... housing is well installed Step4 Install POE Injector DC Insert adapter POE This hole is linked to LAN port of the Outdoor Router with RJ 45 LAN This hole is linked to LAN side PC Hub or Router ADSL modem device with RJ 45 Step5 Complete the hardware installation as diagram at below ...

Page 14: ...Software Installation There is no software driver or utility installation needed but only the configuration setting Please refer to chapter 4 for software configuration Notice It will take about 50 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after power on the Outdoor Router Power LED will be active and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and workin...

Page 15: ...configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily The Outdoor Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces Default IP Address 192 168 1 254 Default IP subnet mask 255 255 255 0 WEB login User Name admin WEB login Password admin ...

Page 16: ...e Network Connections window will appear Double click Local Area Connection icon then User Account Control window shown Right click Continue button to set properties 3 In Local Area Connection Properties window Choose Networking tab move mouse and click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 then click Properties button 4 Move mouse and click General tab Select Specify an IP address and type in valu...

Page 17: ...ent and configuration on the Outdoor Router 4 3 1 Wizard This Wizard page guides you to configure Internet connection and Wireless Settings quickly Step 1 configure Internet connection Click Next button to next step for Internet connection settings There are five options DHCP Static Mode PPPOE L2TP PPTP for Internet connection on WAN port a DHCP Auto Config If you select DHCP option please click N...

Page 18: ...ddress for WAN interface Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask for WAN interface Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for WAN interface out going data packets Primary DNS Server Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1 Secondary DNS Server Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2 When you finish these settings then click Next button to jump at Step2 ...

Page 19: ... the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Verify Password Fill in the password again for verification Operation Mode Keep Alive Keep the PPPoE connection all the time Please also configure the Redial Period field On Demand Please configure the Idle Time field When time is up the PPPoE connection will disconnect The connection will re connect when any outgoing packet arise Manual Let us...

Page 20: ...5G Outdoor Router User Manual 20 d L2TP If you select L2TP please fill in these fields on next page ...

Page 21: ...c To configure the IP address information by manually please fill in the related setting at below Dynamic The option allows the machine to get IP address information automatically from DHCP server on WAN side IP Address Fill in the IP address for WAN interface Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask for WAN interface Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for WAN interface out going data packets ...

Page 22: ...the PPTP server Address Mode Static To configure the IP address information by manually please fill in the related setting at below Dynamic The option allows the machine to get IP address information automatically from DHCP server on WAN side IP Address Fill in the IP address for WAN interface Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask for WAN interface Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for WAN...

Page 23: ...5G Outdoor Router User Manual 23 Step 2 configure Wireless Settings There are three options Disable WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK for Wireless security connection Disable WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK ...

Page 24: ... WEP please input 5 13 ASCII 10 or 26 HEX characters for WEP Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK When WPA WPA2 Pre shared key encryption is selected please fill in the Pre shared key The format can be passphrase or Hex 64 characters When you finish these settings then click Apply button to save 4 3 2 Operation Mode a Bridge The Bridge mode allows that all Ethernet and wireless interfaces are bridged into a singl...

Page 25: ...as WAN port and the Ethernet port and the wireless interface are bridged together and are treated as LAN ports c Ethernet Converter The Ethernet Converter mode allows that the wireless interface is treated as WAN port and the Ethernet ports are LAN ports 4 3 3 Internet Settings 4 3 3 1 WAN a STATIC ...

Page 26: ...g data packets Primary DNS Server Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1 Secondary DNS Server Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2 MAC Clone Take NIC MAC address of PC on LAN side as the MAC address of WAN interface b DHCP Item Description Hostname Fill in the host name of Host Name of DHCP server The default value is empty MAC Clone Take NIC MAC address of PC on LAN side as the ...

Page 27: ...l in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Password If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server Verify Password Fill in the password again for verification MAC Clone Take NIC MAC address of PC on LAN side as the MAC address of WAN interface ...

Page 28: ...ase fill in the related setting at below Dynamic The option allows the machine to get IP address information automatically from DHCP server on WAN side IP Address Fill in the IP address for WAN interface Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask for WAN interface Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for WAN interface out going data packets Operation Mode Keep Alive Keep the L2TP connection all th...

Page 29: ...ase fill in the related setting at below Dynamic The option allows the machine to get IP address information automatically from DHCP server on WAN side IP Address Fill in the IP address for WAN interface Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask for WAN interface Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for WAN interface out going data packets Operation Mode Keep Alive Keep the PPTP connection all th...

Page 30: ...isable DHCP server on LAN side Server Enable DHCP server on LAN side Start IP Address Fill in the start IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses client with DHCP function set will be assigned an IP address from the range End IP Address Fill in the end IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses client with DHCP function set will be assigned an IP address from the range Lease Time Fill in ...

Page 31: ...ble or disable the UPnP protocol from pull down menu Router Advertisement Select enable or disable the Router Advertisement from pull down menu PPPoE Relay Select enable or disable the PPPoE Relay function from pull down menu DNS Proxy Select enable or disable the DNS Proxy function from pull down menu 4 3 3 3 DHCP clients The DHCP clients page shows all the active DHCP clients The table window sh...

Page 32: ... disable the L2TP pass through function from pull down menu IPSec Passthrough Select enable or disable the IPSec pass through function from pull down menu PPTP Passthrough Select enable or disable the PPTP pass through function from pull down menu 4 3 4 Wireless Settings 4 3 4 1 Basic ...

Page 33: ... will turn off connection between wireless clients Only allows connection between wireless client and this AP router MBSSID AP Isolation Enable this function will turn off connection between clients with different MBSSID Example The client connected with BSSID 1 When enable this function it will not connect with BSSID 2 Only can access between clients with SSID 1 BSSID Show the MAC address of Wire...

Page 34: ...interval is 100 milliseconds Data Beacon Rate DTM This is the Delivery Traffic Indication Map It is used to alert the clients that multicast and broadcast packets buffered at the AP will be transmitted immediately after the transmission of this beacon frame You can change the value from 1 to 255 The AP will check the buffered data according to this value For example selecting 1 means to check the ...

Page 35: ... the radio transmission power For example input 80 to apply 80 Tx power Short Preamble Default Disable It is a performance parameter for 802 11 b g mode and not supported by some of very early stage of 802 11b station cards If there is no such kind of stations associated to this AP you can enable this function Short Slot It is used to shorten the communication time between this AP and station TX B...

Page 36: ...f you set Security Mode to WEPAUTO please fill in the related configurations at below Item Description Default Key Specify a Key number for effective WEP Keys 1 4 When you select WEPAUTO please input 5 13 ASCII 10 or 26 HEX characters for WEP Key ...

Page 37: ...ll in the related configurations at below Item Description WPAAlgorithms Select TKIP AES or TKIPAES for WPA algorithms Pass Phrase Please fill in a passphrase like test wpa 123 or a hexadecimal string like 65E4 E123 456 E1 Key Renewal Interval Please fill in a number for Group Key Renewal interval time ...

Page 38: ...ty The most important features beyond WPA to become standardized through 802 11i WPA2 are Pre authentication which enables secure fast roaming without noticeable signal latency IP Address Enter the RADIUS Server s IP Address provided by your ISP Port Enter the RADIUS Server s port number provided by your ISP The Default is 1812 Shared Secret Enter the password that the Wireless Router shares with ...

Page 39: ...ess control mode This is a security control function only those clients registered in the access control list can link to this WLAN Broadband Router Add a station MAC Fill in the MAC address of client to register this AP router access capability 4 3 4 4 WDS a Disable If you set WDS to Disable Wireless Distribution System function will not effect ...

Page 40: ...ess 11n Access Points Repeaters Basically this mode is used when you have a 5G outdoor router with more than one WDS link to other AP Repeaters Note In this mode wireless clients will not be able to connect to the 5G outdoor router directly Item Description Frequency Channel Select the wireless communication frequency channel from pull down menu LAN IP Address Fill in the IP address of LAN interfa...

Page 41: ...acters for WEP Key When you select TKIP or AES encryption type on above please input a Passphrase or Hex 64 characters AP MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of AP which WDS links in Repeater or Lazy mode c Repeater Mode Repeater mode allows user to operate as a wireless repeater extending the range for remote wireless clients and connecting them to an AP connected to the wired network The MAC add...

Page 42: ...Enable DHCP server on LAN side Encryp Type Select encryption type for wireless data transmission There are four options None WEP TKIP or AES Encryp Key When you select WEP encryption type on above please input 5 13 ASCII 10 or 26 HEX characters for WEP Key When you select TKIP or AES encryption type on above please input a Passphrase or Hex 64 characters AP MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of A...

Page 43: ... code Personal Identification Number that the enrollee should enter the registrar s PIN code to make a connection Click Generate button to generate a new AP PIN code Reset OOB Click Reset OOB button to reset WPS AP to the OOB out of box configuration WPS mode Select WPS mode PIN Personal Identification Number PBC Push Button Communication PIN Input enrollee s PIN code to AP registrar 4 3 5 Firewal...

Page 44: ...restrict There are four options None TCP UDP and ICMP Dest Port Range Fill in the start port and end port number of destination to restrict data transmission Source Port Range Fill in the start port and end port number of source to restrict data transmission Action Select Accept or Drop to specify the action of filtering policies Comment Make a comment for the filtering policy Item Description Mak...

Page 45: ...behind the NAT firewall fill in the IP address Port Range To forward data packets coming from WAN to a specific IP address that hosted in local network behind the NAT firewall fill in the port range Protocol Specify protocol TCP UDP TCP or UDP Comment Make a comment for the port forwarding policy Make a mark for next action Delete Selected Click Delete Selected button to delete all that you select...

Page 46: ... to a specific IP address that hosted in local network behind the NAT firewall fill in the public port Private Port To forward data packets coming from WAN to a specific IP address that hosted in local network behind the NAT firewall fill in the private port Protocol Specify protocol TCP UDP TCP or UDP Comment Make a comment for the virtual server policy Make a mark for next action Delete Selected...

Page 47: ...uter User Manual 47 Item Description DMZ Settings Enable or Disable the DMZ function DMZ IP Address To support DMZ in your firewall design fill in the IP address of DMZ host that can be access from the WAN interface ...

Page 48: ...urity Item Description Remote management Select Deny or Allow for remote management function Ping form WAN Filter Select Disable or Enable for Ping permit from WAN SPI Firewall Select Disable or Enable for SPI firewall function 4 3 5 5 Content Filtering ...

Page 49: ... click Add button to save the URL filter policy or click Reset button to clear the field Make a mark for next action Delete Click Delete button to delete all that you selected Reset Click Reset button to clear selected items Item Description Keyword Fill in a word for Webs Host Filter policy Make a mark for next action Delete Click Delete button to delete all that you selected Reset Click Reset bu...

Page 50: ...b management login control Password Fill in the password for web management login control Current Time It shows the current time Time Zone Select the time zone in your country from pull down menu NTP Server Fill in NTP server IP address NTP synchronization Fill in a number to decide the synchronization frequency with NTP server ...

Page 51: ...you registered Account Fill in the account of DDNS you registered Password Fill in the password of DDNS you registered DDNS Fill in the domain name that you registered 4 3 6 2 Upload Firmware Item Description Location Click the Browse button to select the new firmware image file on PC And click the Apply button to upgrade firmware ...

Page 52: ...t button to export the current configuration to your PC Settings file location Click Browse button to select the configuration file from your PC then click Import button to update the configuration Load Default Button Click the Load Default button to reset the configuration parameter to factory defaults ...

Page 53: ...5G Outdoor Router User Manual 53 4 3 6 4 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device includes system info Internet Configurations and Local Network ...

Page 54: ...ser Manual 54 4 3 6 5 System Log This page is used to view system logs Item Description Refresh Click the Refresh button to refresh the log shown on the screen Clear Click the Clear button to clear the log display screen ...

Page 55: ...ion WAN configuration PPPoE User Name user123 Password password123 Note User Name and password that ISP provided LAN configuration IP Address 10 10 10 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Client Range 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 200 WLAN configuration SSID AP Channel Number AutoSelect 1 Configure the WAN interface Open Wide Area Network WAN Settings page select PPPoE then enter the User Name user123 and P...

Page 56: ...Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Enable DHCP Server DHCP client range 10 10 10 100 to 10 10 10 200 default Gateway 10 10 10 254 Press Apply button to confirm the configuration setting 3 Configure the WLAN interface Open Basic Wireless Settings page enter the SSID AP Channel Number AutoSelect Press Apply button to confirm the configuration setting ...

Page 57: ...IP IP Address 192 168 20 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 20 1 Primary DNS Address 168 95 1 1 LAN configuration IP Address 10 10 10 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Client Range 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 200 WLAN configuration SSID AP Channel Number AutoSelect 1 Configure the WAN interface Open Wide Area Network WAN Settings page select STATIC fixed IP then enter IP Address 192 ...

Page 58: ...Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Enable DHCP Server DHCP client range 10 10 10 100 to 10 10 10 200 default Gateway 10 10 10 254 Press Apply button to confirm the configuration setting 3 Configure the WLAN interface Open Basic Wireless Settings page enter the SSID AP Channel Number AutoSelect Press Apply button to confirm the configuration setting ...

Page 59: ...lt Gateway n a Primary DNS Address n a LAN configuration IP Address 10 10 10 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Client Range 10 10 10 100 10 10 10 200 WLAN configuration SSID Depend on AP Channel Number Depend on AP WiFi server AP configuration SSID TEST AP Channel Number Channel 1 Wireless Encryption WPA2 DHCP server 192 168 1 33 192 168 1 254 1 Configure the Operation Mode Open Operation Mode Co...

Page 60: ...Settings and select the AP testap Press Connect button to connect with the AP 3 Wireless encryption setting If the AP has encryption setting it will pop out a window for you filling the encryption setting Please fill up the encryption code and click Apply button to connect with the AP ...

Page 61: ...Manual 61 4 Station Link Status After connection with AP you can open Link Status page under Wireless Settings to check Link Status 5 Status You also can open Status page under Administration to check Internet Configurations ...

Page 62: ... then press the Enter button 9 Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP Address and your PC s MAC address is the one entitled Physical Address 5 2 What is Wireless LAN A wireless LAN WLAN is a network that allows access to Internet without the need for any wired connections to the user s machine 5 3 What are ISM bands ISM stands for Industrial Scientific and Medical radio frequency bands that t...

Page 63: ...a for best reception 9 Keep WLAN devices away from other electrical devices eg microwaves monitors electric motors etc 9 Add additional WLAN Access Points if necessary 5 8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications IEEE 802 11 supports two subtypes of network authentication services open system and shared key Under open system authentication any wireless station can request authentica...

Page 64: ...et to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS Clear to Send packet before sending the actual packet data This setting is useful for networks with many clients With many clients and a high network load there will be many more collisions By lowering the RTS threshold there may be fewer collisions and performance should improve Basically with a faster RTS threshol...

Page 65: ... authentication with Point to Point Protocol in RFC 2284 Beyond encapsulating EAP packets the 802 1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security 5 18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pronounced tee kip is part of the IEEE 802 11i encryption standard for wireless LANs TKIP is the next gene...

Page 66: ...ing point to point private link via shared or public network 5 28 What is IPSEC IPSEC is the abbreviation of IP Security It is used to transferring data securely under VPN 5 29 What is WLAN Block Relay between Clients An Infrastructure Basic Service Set is a BSS with a component called an Access Point AP The access point provides a local relay function for the BSS All stations in the BSS communica...

Page 67: ... one larger packet The larger packet can be sent without the overhead of the individual packets This technique helps improve the efficiency of the 802 11n radio allowing more end user data to be sent in a given time 5 34 What is Guard Intervals GI A GI is a period of time between symbol transmission that allows reflections from multipath from the previous data transmission to settle before transmi...

Page 68: ...nce by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly appr...

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