Owner's Manual

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Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
User Guide
Wireless Client List Click this to open the Wireless Client
List screen.
Wireless Client List
Wireless Client List
This screen shows computers and other devices on the
wireless network. The list can be sorted by IP Address,
MAC Address, Status, Interface, and Client Name.
Select Save to MAC Address Filter List for any device
you want to add to the MAC Address Filter List. Then
click Add.
To retrieve the most up-to-date information, click
Refresh. To exit this screen and return to the Wireless
MAC Filter screen, click Close.
MAC 01-50 Enter the MAC addresses of the devices
whose wireless access you want to block or allow.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to clear your changes.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
This Advanced Wireless Settings screen is used to set up the
Valet’s advanced wireless functions. These settings should
only be adjusted by an advanced user because incorrect
settings can reduce wireless performance. In most cases,
keep the default settings.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
Advanced Wireless
AP Isolation This isolates all wireless clients and wireless
devices on your network from each other. Wireless devices
will be able to communicate with the Valet but not with
each other. To use this function, select Enabled. AP
Isolation is disabled by default.
Frame Burst Enabling this option should provide your
network with greater performance, depending on the
manufacturer of your wireless products. To use this option,
keep the default, Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled.
Authentication Type The default is set to 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.
Basic Rate The Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate
of transmission but a series of rates at which the Valet can
transmit. The Valet will advertise its Basic Rate to the other
wireless devices in your network, so they know which
rates will be used. The Valet will also advertise that it will
automatically select the best rate for transmission. The
default setting is Default, for transmission at all standard
wireless rates (1-2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 11 Mbps, 18 Mbps, and
24 Mbps). Other options are 1-2Mbps, for use with older
wireless technology, and All, when the Valet can transmit
at all wireless rates. The Basic Rate is not the actual rate of
data transmission. If you want to specify the Valet’s rate
of data transmission, configure the Transmission Rate
setting.
Transmission Rate The rate of data transmission should
be set depending on the speed of your wireless network.
You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you
can select Auto to have the Valet automatically use the
fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback
feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible
connection speed between the Valet and a wireless client.
The default is Auto.
N Transmission Rate The rate of data transmission
should be set depending on the speed of your Wireless-N
networking. You can select from a range of transmission
speeds, or you can select Auto to have the Valet
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable
the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the
best possible connection speed between the Valet and a
wireless client. The default is Auto.
CTS Protection Mode The Valet will automatically
use CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode when your
Wireless-N and Wireless-G products are experiencing
severe problems and are not able to transmit to the
Valet in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. This
function boosts the Valet’s ability to catch all Wireless-N
and Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease
performance. The default is Auto.