period then the packet will be re-transmitted resulting in reduced
throughput. If the ACK setting is too high then throughput will be
lost due to waiting for the ACK Window to timeout on lost
packets. By having the ability to adjust the ACK setting we can
effectively optimize the throughput over long distance links. This
is especially true for 802.11a and 802.11g networks.
Set Default
: Click to restore the current settings to the default
ones.
Apply Changes
: Click to save and apply the current setting.
Reset
: Click to clear and reset the current settings.
Security
Click the
Setup
button to enter the Security setup page.
Authentication
: Select an Authentication from the pull-down list
including
Open system or Shared Key
,
Open System, Open
System with 802.1x
,
Shared Key
,
WPA-RADIUS
,
WPA-PSK
,
WPA2-RADIUS and WPA2-PSK.
Encryption
: Select the type of encryption from the pull-down list
either non or WEP.
Use 802.1x Authentication
: Select
64bit
or
128bit
Encryption.
Select
HEX
if you are using hexadecimal numbers (
0-9, or A-F
).
Select
ASCII
if you are using ASCII characters (
case-sensitive
).
Ten hexadecimal digits
or
five ASCII characters
are needed if
64-bit WEP
is used;
26 hexadecimal digits
or
13 ASCII
characters
are needed if
128-bit WEP
is used.
Pre-Shared Key Format
: Select Passphrase or Hex (64
characters)
Pre-Shared Key
: Pre-Shared-Key serves as a password. Users
may key in a 8 to 63 characters string to set the password or leave
it blank, in which the 802.1x Authentication will be activated.
Make sure the same password is used on client’s end.
There are two formats for choice to set the Pre-shared key, i.e.
Passphrase
and
Hex
. If
Hex
is selected, users will have to enter a
64 characters string. For easier configuration, the
Passphrase
(at
least 8 characters) format is recommended.
Group Key Life Time
: Enter the number of seconds that will
elapse before the group key change automatically. The default is
