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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 
Wireless</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The <i>Wireless</i> screen allows you to customize data transmission settings.   
In most cases, the advanced settings on this screen should remain at their   
default values.</span></p>  
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">
    Authentication Type</span></b></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The 
    default is set to <b>Auto</b>, which allows either Open System or Shared Key 
    authentication to be used. For Open System authentication, the sender and 
    the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication. For Shared Key 
    authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication. 
    If you want to use only Shared Key authentication, then select <b>Shared Key</b>.
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">
    Transmission Rate</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The   
    default setting is <b>Auto</b>. The range is from 1 to 54Mbps. </span></p>  
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The rate   
    of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless   
    network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or keep the   
    default setting, <b>Auto</b>, to have the Router automatically use the   
    fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature.   
    Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the   
    Router and a wireless client.</span></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">
    Basic Rate</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The default value is set to <b>Default</b>.  Depending on the wireless mode you have selected, a default set of supported data rates will be selected. The default setting will ensure maximum compatibility with all devices. You may also choose to enable all data rates by selecting <b>ALL</b>.  For compatibility with older Wireless-B devices, select <b>1-2Mbps</b>.  </span></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">
    CTS Protection Mode</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The default value is set to <b>Disabled</b>. When set to <b>Auto</b>, a protection mechanism will ensure that your Wireless-B devices will connect to the Wireless-G Router when many Wireless-G devices are present.  However, performance of your Wireless-G devices may be decreased.  </span></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Beacon 
    Interval</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The   
    default value is <b>100</b>. Enter a value between 1 and 65,535   
    milliseconds. The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of   
    the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to synchronize the   
    wireless network.</span></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">RTS 
    Threshold</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">This value   
    should remain at its default setting of <b>2347</b>. The range is 0-2347   
    bytes. </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Should you   
    encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended.   
    If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS   
    mechanism will not be enabled. The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames   
    to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data   
    frame. After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to   
    Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin transmission.</span></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">
    Fragmentation Threshold</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">This value   
    should remain at its default setting of <b>2346</b>. The range is 256-2346   
    bytes. It specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented   
    into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may   
    slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation   
    Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor   
    modifications of this value are recommended.</span></td>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">DTIM 
    Interval</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The   
    default value is <b>1</b>. This value, between 1 and 255 milliseconds,   
    indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A   
    DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for   
    listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered   
    broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next   
    DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.&nbsp; Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to   
    receive the broadcast and multicast messages.</span></td>  
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">
    Wireless MAC Filters</span></b></p>  
    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The   
    Wireless MAC Filters feature allows you to control which wireless-equipped   
    PCs may or may not communicate with the Router's depending on their MAC   
    addresses. To disable the Wireless MAC Filters feature, keep the default   
    setting, <b>Disable</b>. To set up a filter, click <b>Enable</b>, and follow   
    these instructions: </span></p>  
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; margin-left: 18.0pt">
    <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial">1.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
    </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">If you want to   
    block specific wireless-equipped PCs from communicating with the Router,   
    then keep the default setting, <b>Prevent PCs listed from accessing the   
    wireless network</b>. If you want to allow specific wireless-equipped PCs to   
    communicate with the Router, then click the radio button next to <i>Permit   
    only PCs listed to access the wireless network</i>. </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; margin-left: 18.0pt">
    <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial">2.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
    </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Click the <b>Edit   
    MAC Filter List</b> button. Enter the appropriate MAC addresses into the <i>  
    MAC</i> fields.<br>  
    <br>
    Note: For each MAC field, the MAC address should be entered in this format:   
    xxxxxxxxxxxx (the x's represent the actual characters of the MAC address).</span></p>  
    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; margin-left: 18.0pt">
    <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial">3.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
    </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Click the <b>Save 
    Settings</b> button to save your changes. Click the <b>Cancel Changes</b> button to   
    cancel your unsaved changes. Click the <b>Close</b> button to return to the  
    <i>Advanced Wireless</i> screen without saving changes.</span></td>  
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Wireless</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Mode</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">If you 
    have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, then keep the default 
    setting, <b>Mixed</b>. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select <b>G-Only</b>. 
    If you want to disable wireless networking, select <b>Disable</b>. If you would like to limit your network to only 802.11b devices, then select <b>B-Only</b>.</span>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">SSID</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">The SSID 
    is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. The SSID 
    must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is 
    case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which may be 
    any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all devices 
    in your wireless network. For added security, Linksys recommends that you 
    change the default SSID (<b>linksys</b>) to a unique name of your choice.</span></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">SSID 
    Broadcast</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">When 
    wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate 
    with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the 
    Router SSID, keep the default setting, <b>Enable</b>. If you do not want 
    to broadcast the Router SSID, then select <b>Disable</b>.</span></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Channel</span></b></td>
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    <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Select the 
    appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network 
    settings, between 1 and 11 (in North America). All devices in your wireless 
    network must use the same channel in order to function correctly.</span></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Check all the  
values and click <b>Save Settings</b> to save your settings. Click <b>Cancel 
Changes</b> to  
cancel your unsaved changes.</span></p> 
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