User's Manual

USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0
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3.3.10 Log........................................................................................................................... 25
3.3.11 Statistics ................................................................................................................... 26
3.3.12 Upgrade Firmware ................................................................................................... 27
3.3.13 Save/ Reload Settings .............................................................................................. 27
3.3.14 Password Setup........................................................................................................ 28
3.3.15 Logout...................................................................................................................... 29
4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................................... 30
4.1 WHAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC’S IP AND MAC ADDRESS? .............................................. 30
4.2 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN? ................................................................................................. 30
4.3 WHAT ARE ISM BANDS? .................................................................................................... 30
4.4 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK?....................................................................... 30
4.5 WHAT IS BSSID?............................................................................................................... 31
4.6 WHAT IS ESSID? ............................................................................................................... 31
4.7 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE? ................................. 32
4.8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS? .............................. 32
4.9 WHAT IS WEP?.................................................................................................................. 32
4.10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?..................................................................................... 32
4.11 WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD?.............................................................. 33
4.12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?............................................................................................. 33
4.13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE?................................................................................................ 34
4.14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST?............................................................................................. 34
4.15 W
HAT IS WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS (WPA)? .................................................................... 34
4.16 WHAT IS WPA2?................................................................................................................ 35
4.17 WHAT IS 802.1X AUTHENTICATION? .................................................................................. 35
4.18 WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL (TKIP)? ................................................. 35
4.19 WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES)? ...................................................... 35
4.20 WHAT IS INTER-ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL (IAPP)?........................................................... 35
4.21 W
HAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS)?......................................................... 36
4.22 WHAT IS CLONE MAC ADDRESS?...................................................................................... 36