Chapter 7 Wireless
VMG3925-B10A User’s Guide
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7.4 The MAC Authentication Screen
This screen allows you to configure the VMG to give exclusive access to specific devices (Allow) or
exclude specific devices from accessing the VMG (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC
(Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six
Wireless
Network Name
(SSID)
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a wireless device is
associated. Wireless devices associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN.
Max clients Specify the maximum number of clients that can connect to this network at the same time.
Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot
obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Multicast
Forwarding
Select this check box to allow the VMG to convert wireless multicast traffic into wireless
unicast traffic.
Guest WLAN Select this to create Guest WLANs for home and external clients. Select the WLAN type in
the Access Scenario field.
Access
Scenario
If you select Home Guest, clients connecting to the same SSID can communicate with each
other directly.
If you select External Guest, clients are blocked from connecting to each other directly.
Max. Upstream
Bandwidth
Specify the maximum rate for upstream wireless traffic to the WAN from this WLAN in
kilobits per second (Kbps).
Max.
Downstream
Bandwidth
Specify the maximum rate for downstream wireless traffic to this WLAN from the WAN in
kilobits per second (Kbps).
SSID Subnet Select Enable to create an independent subnet for the SSID, which is separated from the
LAN subnet(s).
DHCP Start
Address
Enter the first of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool for the SSID subnet.
The VMG assigns IP addresses from this DHCP pool to wireless clients connecting to the
SSID.
DHCP End
Address
Enter the last of the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool for the SSID subnet.
SSID Subnet
Mask
Enter the subnet mask of the VMG for the SSID subnet.
LAN IP Address Enter the IP address of the VMG for the SSID subnet.
Security Level
Security Mode Select Basic (WEP) or More Secure (WPA(2)-PSK, WPA-WPA2-Personal) to add
security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to this
network must have same wireless security settings as the VMG. After you select to use a
security, additional options appears in this screen.
Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without any data
encryption or authentication.
See Section 7.2.1 on page 88 for more details about this field.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes.
Cancel Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.
Table 21 Network Setting > Wireless > Guest / More AP > Edit (continued)
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