Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings - Linksys WRT160NL User Manual

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Wireless Client List
Wireless Client List
This screen shows computers and other devices on
the wireless network. The list can be sorted by Client
Name, Interface, IP Address, MAC Address and Status.
Select Save to MAC Address Filter List for any device
you want to add to the MAC Address Filter List. Then
click Add.
To update the on-screen information, click Refresh.
To exit this screen and return to the Wireless MAC Filter
screen, click Close.
MAC 01-50 Enter the MAC addresses of the devices
whose wireless access you want to block or allow.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
This Advanced Wireless Settings screen is used to set up
the Router's advanced wireless functions. These settings
should only be adjusted by an expert administrator as
incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
Advanced Wireless
AP Isolation
This isolates all wireless clients and wireless
devices on your network from each other. Wireless devices
will be able to communicate with the Router but not
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with each other. To use this function, select Enabled. AP
Isolation is disabled by default.
Authentication Type
The Authentication Type setting
is available if the Security Mode is RADIUS or WEP. The
default is set to Auto, which allows either Open System
or Shared Key authentication to be used. With Open
System authentication, the sender and the recipient do
NOT use a WEP key for authentication. With Shared Key
authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for
authentication. Select Shared Key to only use Shared Key
authentication.
Basic Rate
The Basic Rate setting is not actually one
rate of transmission but a series of rates at which the
Router can transmit. (The Basic Rate is not the actual rate
of data transmission. If you want to specify the Router's
rate of data transmission, configure the Transmission
Rate setting.) The Router will advertise its Basic Rate to
the other wireless devices in your network, so they know
which rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that
it will automatically select the best rate for transmission.
The default setting is Default, when the Router can
transmit at all standard wireless rates (1-2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps,
11 Mbps, 18 Mbps and 24Mbps). Select 1-2Mbps for
use with older wireless technology. Select All, when the
Router can transmit at all wireless rates.
Transmission Rate
The Transmission setting is available
if the Network Mode is BG-Mixed, Wireless-G Only or
Wireless-B Only. The rate of data transmission should be
set depending on the speed of your wireless network.
Select from a range of transmission speeds, or keep the
default setting of Auto to have the Router automatically
use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-
Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best
possible connection speed between the Router and a
wireless client.
N Transmission Rate
The N Transmission setting is
available if the Network Mode is Mixed or Wireless-N Only.
The rate of data transmission should be set depending on
the speed of your Wireless-N networking. Select from a
range of transmission speeds, or keep the default setting
of Auto to have the Router automatically use the fastest
possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature.
Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection
speed between the Router and a wireless client.
CTS Protection Mode
The Router automatically uses CTS
(Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode when your Wireless-N and
Wireless-G devices are experiencing severe problems and
are not able to transmit to the Router in an environment
with heavy 802.11b traffic. This option boosts the Router's
ability to catch all Wireless-N and Wireless-G transmissions
but severely decreases performance. To use this option,
keep the default setting of Auto. To disable this option,
select Disabled.
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