WiFi Setup
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Working Mode:
From this drop-down menu, you can select the type of
wireless standard for your WiFi network.
Transmit Power:
The power level for WiFi transmission to be used by
the router.
RTS Threshold:
This value should remain at its default setting. If
inconsistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should be
made.
CTS Protection Mode:
CTS (Clear To Send) is a function used to
minimize collisions among wireless devices on a wireless local area
network (WLAN). The default setting is
Auto
and the Router
automatically uses CTS Protection Mode when your Wireless-G
products are experiencing severe problems and are not able to transmit
to the Router in an environment with heavy traffic. This function boosts
the Router’s ability to catch all Wireless-B and Wireless-G
transmissions, but it severely decreases performance.
Preamble Length:
The preamble is used by the client PC receiver to
acquire the wireless signal and synchronize with the router's transmitter.
The router supports
Long Preamble
and
Short Preamble
. Selecting
Long Preamble
results in longer preamble transmission times yet
supports legacy 802.11 systems.
Short Preamble
reduces the
preamble transmission time but is not compatible with legacy 802.11
systems. The default setting,
Short Preamble
, should be used unless
you are experiencing WiFi problems such as frequent disconnects,
slow upload/download along with a low signal strength.
SSID Suppress:
For security purposes, you may choose to hide your
netwo
rk’s SSID by selecting
Enable
from the drop-down list. This will
prevent computers scanning for the presence of wireless networks to
detect your network name.
Security
Authentication Type:
Allows you to configure the authentication method
used to the router to authenticate clients. The router supports the
following authentication types:
Open System, 802.1x, Shared Key, WPA,
WPA2, WPA-WPA2-Mixed, WPA PSK, WPA2 PSK, WPA-WPA2-Mixed
PSK.
Encryption:
Select the type of encryption on the data that is transmitted
between the router and the clients. The router supports the following
authentication types:
WEP, TPIK, AES, TPIKAES.
