Soho 6 User Manual
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SOHO 6 Wireless Installation Procedures: Macintosh with Internet Explorer 5.x & 6.0
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Configure the Wireless Network
Change the Basic Settings
The SSID is the SOHO 6 Wireless identification number, and it is used to create the wireless connection
with the wireless computers.
To change the SSID of the SOHO 6 Wireless:
• In the Basic Settings section, type a new identification in SSID text box.
The default SSID is the 5 digit serial number for your SOHO 6 Wireless device. The first four digits of the serial
number are the product code and are not part of the SSID. The next five digits after the product code are the serial
number. The remaining characters are an encoded hash for security uses. The maximum identification length is 20
characters.
To change the Channel:
• From the Channel drop-down list, select the channel you want to use in your wireless connection.
Configure the Access Point Options
You can change the settings of how the SOHO 6 Wireless access point communicates with your wireless
network.
Restrict Access by Hardware Address
1
Select Enabled from the Restrict Access by Hardware Address drop-down list.
2
Click Edit
The Allowed Hardware Addresses page appears.
3
Type the MAC Address of the computer you want to connect to the SOHO 6 Wireless.
4
Click Submit.
Configure the Beacon Rate
In the AP Beacon Rate text box, type the beacon rate in milliseconds (100 through 10,000) that
you want the SOHO 6 Wireless to use.
The beacon rate is the rate the SOHO 6 Wireless sends out broadcasts so that the wireless
computers can find it.
Broadcast SSID
If you want the SOHO 6 Wireless to broadcast a beacon rate, select Enabled from the Broadcast
SSID in AP Beacon Frames drop-down list.
Respond to SSID query requests
Select Enabled in the Respond to SSID Query Requests drop-down list.
The wireless computers send out query requests to find if there are any wireless access points
that it can connect to.
Log Authentication Events
Select Enabled from the Log Authentication Events drop-down list.
Configure the Advanced Settings
‘You can change Maximum Transmit Rate and Fragmentation Threshold.
• Select the rate per Mbits per second from the Maximum Transmit Rate drop-down list.
• Type a value from 256 to 4096 in the Fragmentation Threshold field.