Air Live Router WL-5450AP User Manual

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Advanced Settings 
It is not recommended that settings in this page to be changed unless advanced users want to 
change to meet their wireless environment for optimal performance 
 
 
 
Authentication Type 
To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE 802.11 standard has 
defined two types of authentication methods, Open System and 
Shared Key. With Open System authentication, a wireless PC can join 
any network and receive any messages that are not encrypted. With 
Shared Key authentication,...

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mode. 
Fragment Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency 
when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 
802.11g Wireless LAN PC Card often transmit large files in wireless 
network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the 
packet.    The value can be set from 256 to 2346. The default value 
is 2346. 
RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden 
Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is a situation in which two...

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Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the 
beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and 
learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point). 
Data Rate By default, the unit adaptively selects the highest possible rate for 
transmission. Select the basic rates to be used among the following 
options: Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 11or 54 Mbps. For most networks the default 
setting is Auto which is the best choice. When Auto is enabled the 
transmission rate...

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Security 
Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different method will 
enable you to have different level of security.    Please note that by using any encryption, by which 
data packet is encrypted before transmission to prevent data packets from being eavesdropped 
by unrelated people, there may be a significant degradation of the data throughput on the 
wireless link. 
 
Encryption: None (Encryption is set to None by default.) 
If Use 802.1x Authentication is...

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Set WEP key 
ƒ Click the Set WEP Keys will prompt you a window to set 64bitor 
128bit Encryption.   
ƒ Select HEX if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). 
Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters (case-sensitive).
ƒ Ten hexadecimal digits or five ASCII characters   are needed if 
64-bit WEP is used; 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII 
characters are needed if 128-bit WEP is used. 
 
Encryption: WPA (TKIP)  
WPA (TKIP): If WPA is selected, users will have to select the...

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change automatically. The default is 86400 seconds.     
Enable 
Pre-Authentication The two most important features beyond WPA to become standardized 
through 802.11i/WPA2 are: pre-authentication, which enables secure 
fast roaming without noticeable signal latency. 
Preauthentication provides a way to establish a PMK security association 
before a client associates. The advantage is that the client reduces the 
time that its disconnected to the network. 
Authentication 
RADIUS Server Port: Enter the...

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Access Control   
When Enable Wireless Access Control is checked, only those clients whose wireless MAC 
addresses listed in the access control list can access this Access Point. If the list contains no 
entries with this function being enabled, then no clients will be able to access this Access Point.   
 
 
Wireless Access 
Control Mode Select the Access Control Mode from the pull-down menu. 
Disable: Select to disable Wireless Access Control Mode. 
Allow Listed: Only the stations shown in the...

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Site Survey 
Site survey displays all the active Access Points and IBSS in the neighborhood. When you are in 
the client mode, you can select one AP to associate.     
Press Refresh to get the latest information.   
 
WDS Setting 
To enable WDS function will let this AP enter “Bridge Mode”.    Two APs in bridge modes can 
communicate with each other through wireless interface. That is, two stations associated to 
different AP in bridge mode can communicate with each other. 
 
 
 
† Enable WDS   Check...

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Add WDS AP 
 MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address for the Access Point to establish
WDS  
Comment: You may enter up to 20 characters as a remark to the 
previous MAC Address. 
Apply Changes Press to save the new settings on the screen.     
Reset Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press 
Apply Change.   
Set Security Click to set the WDS security, please refer to the previous Wireless 
Security Setup section (Page 27). 
 
Show Statistics Click to show the detailed...

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TCP/IP 
Basic 
In this page, you can change the TCP/IP settings of this Access Point, select to enable/disable the 
DHCP Client, 802.1d Spanning Tree, and Clone MAC Address.   
 
 
IP Address  This field can be modified only when DHCP Client is disabled. If your 
system manager assigned you static IP settings, then you will have to 
enter the information provided. 
Subnet Mask Enter the information provided by your system manager. 
Default 
Gateway Enter the information provided by your system...