User Manual

Chapter 4

Advanced Configuration

Wireless-G ADSL2+ Gateway

Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter

Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses

of the wireless devices transmitting within your network’s

radius.

Wireless > Wireless MAC Filter

Wireless MAC Filter

To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting

or blocking access, click Enable. If you do not wish to filter

users by MAC Address, select Disable.

Access Restrictions

Block Click this button to block wireless access from the

devices listed on this screen.

Permit Click this button to allow wireless access by the

devices listed on this screen.

MAC Address Filter List

Click Wireless Client List to display the Wireless Client List

screen. This screen lists the computers and other devices

on the wireless network sorted by IP address. You can also

sort the list by Client Name, Interface, MAC Address, or

Status, by using the To Sort By drop-down menu.

Wireless Client List

To add a device to the MAC Address Filter List, click the

device’s Add to MAC Filter List checkbox, 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 cancel your changes.

Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings

The 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

Authentication 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.