Huawei E960 User Manual

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A user accessing the WLAN can choose WEP
authentication or choose No encrytion to 
Configuring the 802.11 Authentication 
Open: Open system authentication. 
WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK key to pass the 
skip the authentication. 
y  Shared: Shared key authentication. It can use only WEP. The user accessing the WLAN 
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." 
Configuring Access Attributes of the Client 
As shown in the following figure, you can set the Preamble Type,  Max Associations 
Limit
Mode, and enable or disable the peer MAC address through the Bridge Restriction
y  Preamble Type: It has two options: Long and Short. In the case that the client (PC) 
supports the Short type, the WLAN can have a better performance if it is Short
MAX Associations Limit: It refers to the maximum number of co
nnections. It is used to 
set the maximum number of concurrent WLAN users on the gateway. A maximum of 32 
clients can connect with the gateway in wirele
y
rk in two modes, as 
o
 
ss mode. 
  Mode: It refers t
shown in the foll
the WLAN accessing mode. The gateway can wo
wing table. 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 terminals can connect the wireless gateway. 
 
Bridge Restriction: It refers to the limitation to the peer MAC addresses. When it is 
Disabled, the E960 can access all the remote
n connect 
eer bridges at the same time. 
y  Peer MAC Address: It refers to the physical address list of the remote peer bridges. It 
s. 
ion and Down shows the failed 
 
 bridges; when it is Enabled, the E960 can 
only access the remote bridges that the addresses are in the address list. 
 to the physical address of the re
y  Bridges: It refers
mote peer bridge. The gateway 
supports the point-to-multipoint (PTM) bridge mode, and a wireless gateway ca
four remote p
contains a maximum of four physical addresse
y  Link Status: Up shows the successful connect
connection.