Lan Setting - Buffalo WLA-G54 User Manual

USING AIRSTATION FOR ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONS
Although your AirStation will function fine using only the settings from Section 3, you may wish to explore more advanced op-
tions. This chapter explains each parameter in the Advanced button. Click the Top tab and click the Advanced button.

4. 1 LAN Setting

4.1.1 Wireless
Wireless Channel - Select the channel used for wireless communication. There are 11 overlapping channels. Channels 1, 6 and 11
are non-overlapping.
If there are multiple APs in close proximity using the same channel, there may be interference. In this case, change to a non-overlapping
channel.
■ Note: This parameter is automatically set in the client computer.
WPA Confi guration - Confi gure WPA(Wi-Fi Protected Access) setting. Do not use the WPA function if the WEP encryption is
selected from "Type of encryption" fi eld.
802.1X
Use 802.1x authorization. Clients authorized by RADIUS servers can access this AirStation. RADIUS Server, RADIUS Port and RADIUS
Key should be entered. You can also use secure communication selecting WEP encryption from "Type of encryption" fi eld.
WPA
Authorized client by RADIUS server can access this AirStation. RADIUS Server, RADIUS Port and RADIUS Key should be entered. You
should select either TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) from "Type of encryption" fi eld.
WPA-PSK
Clients access this AirStation by PSK (Pre-Shared Key) without RADIUS authorization. You should select either TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) from "Type of encryption" fi eld.
Examples of WPA key:
WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) must be composed of at least 8 characters, but no more then 63 characters. The following are acceptable
characters for a WPA-PSK key:
Upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, spaces, punctuation <>?=+&%
WPA-PSK Key Example: "This is <1> example of a WPA Key"
Note: WPA keys are case sensitive.
Type of Encryption - Select Off, WEP, TKIP or AES
If WEP is selected, create and enter an encryption code to protect wireless com mu ni ca tions. It is possible to enter up to 4 different
WEPs. The WEP key must match between two parties for secure com mu ni ca tions.
Wireless function - Enable or disable wire-
less communication
Wireless Mode - Select one of the follow-
ing:
11g(54M)/11b(11M)-Auto - Allows
communication of 11g and 11b devices.
Communication speed will drop to 11Mbps
when 11b devices are connected.
11g(54M)-Turbo - Boosts 11g devices to
turbo 54Mbps mode.
11g(54M)-Only - 11g devices will be able
to communicate, but not 11b devices.
ESS-ID - Allows administrator to alter the
ESS-ID of the AirStation. Default ESS-ID is the
LAN MAC Address. To communicate with a spe-
cifi c AP only, the AP's ESS-ID must be entered
in the client PC. The client PC looks for the
specifi c AP (or ESS-ID) for wireless communica-
tion. Use up to 32 al pha nu mer ic characters for
the ESS-ID (case sensitive).
■ Note: Roaming - When multiple AirSta-
tions have an identical ESS-ID, WEP, and DS
channel, client PCs may Roam between the
AirStations.
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