Thecus Technology N299 - Manual (Page 31)

WLAN Configuration
When a compatible wireless USB
dongle is installed on the N299, the
N299 will become an access point,
and the Network dropdown menu
will contain a WLAN menu item.
From the Network menu, choose
WLAN, and the WLAN
Configuration screen appears. This
screen displays the wireless network
parameters of the system. You can
to change any of these items and
press Apply to confirm your settings.
• USB dongles have to be connected
before N299 is powered up.
• Currently supported USB wireless
dongles are: 3Com
3CRUSB10075, Zyxel G220USB,
PCI GW-US54mini.
NOTE
WLAN Configuration
Item Description
MAC Address
Displays the MAC Address of the USB wireless dongle.
IP Specifies the IP address of the network connection.
Netmask Specifies the network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0
ESSID The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is the
identifying name of a wireless network.
ESSID Broadcast Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N299.
This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID.
The N299 will still respond to a wireless device that LAN1ts to
communicate if it sends a matching ESSID.
Channel The channel that the N299 uses to communicate with client
devices.
Auth Mode Authentication mode used by the N299.
Shared: Shared key authentication
Open: Open key authentication
WEP Enable Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not.
Key Length Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the N299.
64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.
128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.
WEP KEY 1
WEP KEY 2
WEP KEY 3
WEP KEY 4 Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one you wish to use.
When connecting, be sure to enter the same key and select the
same index number on each client machine.
A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to wirelessly connected
devices.
WLAN DHCP Configuration
Item Description
DHCP Server
Select to enable or disable DHCP server.
Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range.
End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range.
DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address.
The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap.
NOTE
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