Advanced Tabs; Advanced Wireless - Linksys WRT54G User Manual

Advanced Tabs

The following instructions are for advanced users or users whose setup needs
require special configuration. When you click the Advanced tab, you will be
able to set up these features. There are five additional tabs available.
Advanced Wireless - Allows you to customize data transmission settings for
your wireless network.
Filters - Enables you to set up filters that block or allow specific kinds of
Internet usage.
Port Forwarding - Lets you set up public services on your network, such as an
ftp server, mail server, or web server.
Routing - Enables you to configure the routing mode and settings of the
Router.
DDNS - Allows you to enable the Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS)
feature, so a fixed domain name can be assigned to a dynamic Internet IP
address.
If you need to access the basic configuration tabs, click the Setup tab.
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Advanced Wireless

The Advanced Wireless screen allows you to customize data transmission set-
tings. In most cases, the advanced wireless settings on this screen should
remain at their default values.
Figure 6-17
Authentication Type The default is set to Auto, which allows either Open
System or Shared Key authentication to be used. For Open System authentica-
tion, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication.
For Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for
authentication. If you want to use only Shared Key authentication, then select
Shared Key.
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