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19.4 Wireless LAN Setup - Continued
The ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentity) identifi es the AP the wireless
The ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentity) identifi es the AP the wireless
station is to associate to. Wireless stations associating to the AP must have
the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII
Press [SPACE BAR] and select
Press [SPACE BAR] and select
to hide the ESSID in the outgoing data
to hide the ESSID in the outgoing data
frame so a intruder cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning.
Press [SPACE BAR] to select a channel. This allows you to set the
Press [SPACE BAR] to select a channel. This allows you to set the
operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a
Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a
value between 0 and 2432.
This is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value
This is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value
to allow wireless stations to communicate with the Wireless
Routers without any data encryption. Select
to enable data encryption.
Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this fi eld. Only one key can be enabled at
Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this fi eld. Only one key can be enabled at
any one time. This key must be the same on the WR3000 Wireless Router
and the wireless stations to communicate.
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the WR3000 Wireless
Router and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data
ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters (“0-9”, “A-F”). If you chose
fi eld, then enter 13 ASCII characters
or 26 hexadecimal characters (“0-9”, “A-F”).
Enter “Ox” before the key to denote a hexadecimal
Enter “Ox” before the key to denote a hexadecimal
key. Don’t enter “Ox” before the key to denote a ASCII
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
if WEP is not activated. If WEP encryption is activated,
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Enter the maximum number of wireless stations that may connect to the
Enter the maximum number of wireless stations that may connect to the
WR3000 Wireless Router. The number should be from 1 to 32.
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
Press [SPACE BAR] to select
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to confi rm or
ESC to cancel” to save your confi guration or press [ESC] to cancel and go back to the previous screen.
