TRENDnet TEW-435BRM - Manual (Page 19)

Wireless ADSL Router User Guide
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Options
Mode Select the desired mode:
• g & b - Both 802.11.g and 802.11b Wireless stations will be able
to use the TEW-435BRM.
• g only - Only 802.11g Wireless stations can use the TEW-
435BRM.
• b only - Only 802.11b connections are available. 802.11g Wire-
less Stations will only be able to use the TEW-435BRM if they are
fully backward-compatible with the 802.11b standard.
Channel No.
• Select the Channel you wish to use on your Wireless LAN.
• If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or
slow data transfers) you may need to experiment with different
channels to see which is the best.
• If using multiple Access Points, adjacent Access Points should use
different Channels to reduce interference.
Broadcast SSID If enabled, the TEW-435BRM will broadcast its SSID. This allows
Wireless Stations will a "null" (blank) SSID to detect and use the
correct SSID.
Disable this feature if you do not want Wireless stations to be able to
do this.
WEP data
encryption
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) status will display "Disabled" if
WEP is not being used, otherwise it will display "64 Bit" or "128
Bit" depending on the WEP key size being used. If WEP is used,
data is Encrypted before being transmitted, making communica-
tion more secure.
• Click the "Configure WEP" button to access the WEP sub-screen,
and view or change the WEP settings.
Configure WEP
Button Click this button to view the WEP sub-screen. See the following
section for more details.
Access Point
Enable Wireless
Access Point
Enable this if you want to use Wireless Access Point function. If
disabled, no Wireless stations can use the Access Point function, and
all connections must be make via the wired LAN.
Allow access
by … Use this feature to determine which Wireless stations can use the
Access Point. The options are:
• All Wireless Stations - All wireless stations can use the access
point, provided they have the correct SSID and WEP settings.
• Trusted Wireless stations only - Only wireless stations you
designate as "Trusted" can use the access point, even if they have
the correct SSID and WEP settings.
This feature uses the MAC address to identify Wireless stations.
The MAC address is a low-level network identifier which is
unique to each PC or network device.
To define the trusted wireless stations, use the "Set Stations" but-
ton.
Set Stations
Button Click this button to manage the trusted PC database.