Linksys WAG54GS - Manual (Page 16)

Chapter4
Advanced Configuration
1 Wreless-G ADSL Gateway wth SpeedBooster
Access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC address,
keep the default, Allow All.
Prevent lsted computers from accessng the wreless
network Select this to block wireless access by MAC
address. This setting is selected by default.
Permt only lsted computers to access the wreless
network Select this to allow wireless access by MAC
address.
Update Flter Lst Click this to open the MAC Address
Filter List screen.
MAC Address Filter List
MAC Address Filter List
MAC 01-20 Enter the MAC addresses of the devices
whose wireless access you want to block or allow.
Wreless Clent MAC Lst Click this to open the
Wireless Client List screen.
Wireless Client List
Wireless Client List
This screen lists the MAC addresses of the wireless
devices. Select Enable MAC Flter for any device you
want to add to the MAC Address Filter List. Then click
Update Flter Lst.
To retrieve the most up-to-date information, click
Refresh. To exit this screen and return to the Wireless
MAC Filter List screen, click Close.
Click Save Settngs 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
Gateway’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
Authentcaton Type The default is 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.
Control TX Rate The Control TX Rate should be set
depending on the speed of your wireless network. Select
from a range of transmission speeds, or keep the default,
Auto. When the Auto setting is selected, the Gateway
automatically uses the fastest possible data rate and
enables the Auto-Fallback feature, which negotiates the
best possible connection speed between the Gateway
and a wireless device.
Wreless Afterburner To improve wireless performance
when the Gateway is used with devices that support
SpeedBooster, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select
Dsable.
Beacon Interval Enter a value between 1 and 65,535
milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the
frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet
broadcast by the Gateway to synchronize the wireless
network(s). The default value is 100.
DTIM Interval This value, between 1 and 255, indicates
the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message
(DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing
clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and
multicast messages. When the Gateway has buffered
broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it