Huawei 3G Wireless Gateway - Configuring the 802.11 Authentication; Configuring the Encryption Mode; Configuring Access Attributes of the Client; Configuring the MAC Filter

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r choose No encryption to
skip the authentication.
. The user accessing the WLAN
Configuring the 802.11 Authenticat
y Open: Open system authentication. A user accessing the WLAN can choose WEP,
WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK key to pass the authentication o
y Shar
ed: Shared key authentication. It can use only WEP
must use the WEP to authenticate.
Configuring the Encryption Mode
There are four encryption modes: No Encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WEP. For
details, refer to "Configuring the WLAN Encryption Mode."
C
e
y Pre ype: It has two options: Long and ase that the client (PC)
sup Short type, the WLAN can have ance if it is Short.
y n nections. It is used to
um n
y rs to es, as
shown in the following table.
onfiguring Access Attributes of the Client
You can set the Preamble Type, Max Associations Limit, Mode, and enable or disable the
er MAC address through the Bridge Restriction. p
amble T
por
ts the
Short. In the c
a better perform
MAX
Associatio s Limit: It refers to the maximum number of con
set the maxim
Mode: It
refe
umber of concurrent WLAN users on the gateway.
the WLAN accessing mode. The gateway can work in two mod
The default value is Access Point.
Mode Description
Wireless Bridge It is used to connect two or more access points.
Access Point The access points meeting the IEEE 802.11b/g standard or the
wireless te
rminals can connect the wireless gateway.
Bridge Restriction: It refers to the limitation to ty he pee
r MAC addresses. When it is
e
only access the remote bridges that the addresses are in the address list.
y Bridges: It refers to the physical address of the remote peer bridge. The gateway
mode, and a wireless gateway can connect
y Peer Address: It refers to the physical address list of the remote peer bridges. It
Disabled, the gate
way can access all the remote bridges; when it is Enabled, th
gateway can
supports the point-to-multipoint (PTM) bridge
four
remote peer bridges at the same time.
MAC
contains a maximum of four physical addresses.
y Link S
tatus: Up shows the successful connection and Down shows the failed
connection.
Configuring the MAC Filter
Click to o ou can control and manage pen the Wlan MAC Filter Settings window. Y