Pirelli P.RG F4202N User Manual page 48

P.RG F4202N
Group Key Update Interval. Defines the time interval in seconds for updating a
group key. Active Select the encryption key to be activated.
Encryption Key. Type the encryption key until the entire field is filled. The key
cannot be shorter than the field's length.
Entry Method. Select the character type for the key: Hex or ASCII. Key Length
Select the key length in bits: 40 or 104 bits.
Key Length. Select the key length in bits: 40 or 104 bits.
Non-802.1x WEP: Non-802.1xWEP is a data encryption method utilizing a
statically-defined key for wireless clients that do not use 802.1x for authentica-
tion and WEP for encryption. This method's configuration is virtually identical to
the 802.1x WEP method described above, excluding the automatic key genera-
tion and the group key update interval specification. Please refer to the 802.1x
WEP section above when configuring this method. Remember that the static
key must be defined in the wireless Windows client as well.
Wireless QoS (WMM)
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) provides basic Quality of Service (QoS) features to
IEEE 802.11 networks. If your wireless card supports WMM, enable this feature
by checking its 'Enabled' check-box.
Upon enabling WMM, the highest priority is given to Voice packets, decreasing
towards Background packets which receive the lowest priority.
In addition, you can control the reliability of traffic flow. By default, the 'Ack Pol-
icy' for each access category is set to "Normal", meaning that an acknowledge
packet is returned for every packet received. This provides a more reliable
transmission but increases traffic load, which decreases performance. You may
choose to cancel the acknowledgement by selecting "No Ack" in the combo-box
of each access category, thus changing the Ack policy. This can be useful for
Voice, for example, where speed of transmission is important and packet loss is
tolerable to a certain degree.
Virtual APs
You can set up multiple wireless LANs on P.RG F4202N , limited only to the
number supported by your wireless card. Each wireless LAN is defined as an
access point.
The 'Virtual APs' section displays the Router's physical wireless access point,
on top of which virtual connections may be created. To create a virtual connec-
tion, click the 'New Virtual AP' link.
The new connection will also be added to the network connections list, and will
be configurable like any other connection. You can change the connection's de-
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