TRENDnet TEW-752DRU User's Guide - Page 22

TRENDnet User's Guide Advanced wireless settings Wireless > Advanced These settings are advanced options that can be configured to change advanced wireless broadcast specifications. It is recommended that these settings remain set to their default values unless you are knowledgeable about the effects of changing these values. Changing these settings incorrectly can degrade performance. • Transmit Power: This setting allows you to adjust the wireless transmit power to a lower setting. In busy wireless environments, lowering the transmit power may improve better performance and connectivity and decrease interference with neighboring wireless networks. • Beacon Period: A beacon is a management frame used in wireless networks that transmitted periodically to announce the presence and provide information about the router's wireless network. The interval is the amount time between each beacon transmission. Default Value: 100 milliseconds (range: 20-1000) • Preamble Type: Select the option that works best for your installation. It may be best to keep this option at its default setting. o Short Preamble: Using a short guard interval can increase throughput. However, it can also increase error rate in some installations, due to increased sensitivity to radio-frequency reflections. o Long Preamble: Using a long preamble can help to decrease the error rate in wireless data transmission and receiving. TEW-752DRU Access Control Filters Access control basics MAC Address Filters Access > MAC Filters Every network device has a unique, 12-digit MAC (Media Access Control) address. Using MAC filters, you can allow or deny specific computers and other devices from using this router's wired or wireless network. You can enter up to 24 MAC address entries. 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 25). 2. Click on Access, click on MAC Filters. 3. Review the MAC Filter options, click Save Settings to save settings. Click the Configuring MAC Filtering below drop-down list to choose the MAC filter function. • Turn MAC Filtering OFF: disables the MAC address filter. • Turn MAC Filtering ON and ALLOW computers listed to access the network Only Allow computers/devices with MAC addresses listed to access the router management page and the Internet. Deny all others. Turn MAC Filtering ON and DENY computers listed to access the network Only Deny computers/devices with MAC addresses listed to access to the router management page and the Internet. Allow all others. © Copyright 2013 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. Note: MAC filter can be configured to allow access to the listed MAC address and deny all others unlisted or vice versa. The recommended function is to choose to only allow access to the MAC addresses listed and deny all others unlisted because it is easier to determine the MAC addresses of devices in your network then to determine which MAC addresses you do not want to allow access. 22