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Wireless Channel
Sets a channel (a range of frequencies) for wireless connections. With
Auto Channel
selected, the AirStation will automatically use the best available channel.
High-Speed Mode
Configure the bandwidth for wireless communication. To increase communication rate,
set the bandwidth to 80 or 40 MHz.
Broadcast SSID
If
Allow
is checked, then the AirStation will respond to SSID searches from wireless
devices by broadcasting its SSID. If
Allow
is unchecked, the AirStation ignores SSID
searches from wireless devices.
SSID 1
SSID 2
Enable or disable the main SSID (SSID 1) and sub SSID (SSID 2).
SSID Isolation
Enable to make wireless devices connected to the specified SSID be able to
communicate only with the Internet-side.
Wireless Authentication
Select an authentication method for SSID 1 from below:
WPA/WPA2-mixed mode PSK
Allows the authentication compatible with WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK at the same time.
WPA2-PSK
Allows the authentication compatible with WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i).
WPA-PSK
Allows the authentication compatible with WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
No authentication
Connect to wireless clients without any authentication method.
Encrypt Wireless Data
You may use any of the following types of encryption:
AES
AES uses a pre-shared key to communicate with wireless devices. It is faster and more
secure than TKIP. AES can be selected only when WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK is selected for
wireless authentication.
WEP
WEP is a common encryption method supported by most devices. WEP can only be
selected when wireless authentication is set to
No Authentication
. Note that WEP’s
encryption is weak, and networks protected with WEP are not much more secure than
those with no encryption at all. Not recommended for anyone with private data that
needs to be kept secure.
No encryption
Data is transmitted without encryption. With this setting, anyone within range can
connect to your wireless network and might be able to access data on the network. Not
recommended for anyone with private data that needs to be kept secure.
No Encryption
can be selected only when
No Authentication
is selected for wireless authentication.
WPA-PSK (Pre-shared
Key)
A pre-shared key or passphrase is the password for your wireless connections. There are
two different formats for a pre-shared key. Use 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters (case-
sensitive) for an ASCII passphrase, or use 64 alphanumeric characters (0 to 9 and a to f,
not case-sensitive) for a hexadecimal passphrase.
Key Renewal Interval
Set the update interval for the encryption key between 0 and 1440 (minutes).
WEP Encryption Key
Settings
A WEP encryption key (passphrase) may have any of four different formats. An
ASCII passphrase may use either 5 or 13 alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive). A
hexadecimal passphrase may use either 10 or 26 alphanumeric characters (0 to 9 and a
to f, not case-sensitive).
Multicast Rate
Set the communication speed of multicast packets.
DTIM Period
Set the beacon responding interval (1 -255) for which the AirStation responds to a
wireless device. This setting is effective only when power management is enabled for
the wireless device.
