Configuring Mac Filter - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 660H Series User Manual

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Table 16 Wireless LAN (continued)
LABEL
RTS/CTS
Threshold
Fragmentation
Threshold
Passphrase
Generate
WEP Encryption
Key 1 to Key 4
Back
Apply
Cancel

7.5 Configuring MAC Filter

The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the Prestige to give exclusive access to up to
32 devices (Allow Association) or exclude up to 32 devices from accessing the Prestige (Deny
Association). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The
MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for
example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to know the MAC address of the devices to configure
this screen.
85
DESCRIPTION
The RTS (Request To Send) threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS
handshake. Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS
handshake. Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC
service data unit) size turns off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to
zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake.
Enter a value between 0 and 2432. This field is not configurable when you select
Enable 802.11g+.
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed
messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
Enter a value between 256 and 2432. This field is not configurable when you select
Enable 802.11g+.
Enter a "passphrase" (password phrase) of up to 63 case-sensitive printable
characters and click Generate to have the Prestige create four different WEP keys.
After you enter the passphrase, click Generate to have the Prestige generate four
different WEP keys automatically.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the
wireless network.
Select Disable to allow all wireless computers to communicate with the access
points without any data encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP or 256-bit WEP to use data encryption.
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the Prestige and the wireless stations
must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you want to manually set the WEP keys, enter the key in the field provided.
If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 256-bit WEP, then enter 29 ASCII characters or 58 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
The values for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless
devices in the same wireless LAN.
You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be used at any one time. The
default key is key 1.
Click Back to go to the main wireless LAN setup screen.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige.
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Chapter 7 Wireless LAN Setup