ASUSTeK Computer AAM6KTPB2 Users Manual

Wireless

This section allows you to configure wireless settings on your
router.

Basic

The below Wireless – Basic screen lets you enable or disable
wireless. The default setting for wireless is enabled. You can
also hide the access point so others cannot see your ID on the
network.

Security

The next screen is the Wireless – Security screen which allows
you to select the network authentication method and to enable or
disable WEP encryption. Note that depending on the network
authentication that is selected, the screen will change accordingly
so additional fields can be configured for the specific
authentication method.

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Network authentication methods include the following—

• Open—anyone can access the network. The default is a
disabled WEP encryption setting.

• Shared—WEP encryption is enabled and encryption key
strength of 64-bit or 128-bit needs to be selected. Click on
Set Encryption Keys to manually set the network encryption
keys. Up to 4 different keys can be set and you can come
back to select which one to use at anytime.

• 802.1X—requires mutual authentication between a client
station and the router by including a RADIUS-based
authentication server. Information about the RADIUS
server such as its IP address, port and key must be entered.
WEP encryption is also enabled and the encryption
strength must also be selected.

• WPA—(Wi-Fi Protected Access)— usually used for the larger
Enterprise environment, it uses a RADIUS server and TKIP
(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption (instead of
WEP encryption which is disabled). TKIP uses128-bit
dynamic session keys (per user, per session, and per
packet keys).

• WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre-Shared Key)—
WPA for home and SOHO environments also using the
same strong TKIP encryption, per-packet key construction,
and key management that WPA provides in the enterprise
environment. The main difference is that the password is
entered manually. A group re-key interval time is also
required.

• WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)—second generation of
WPA which uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
instead of TKIP as its encryption method. Network re-auth
interval is the time in which another key needs to be
dynamically issued.

• WPA2-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 – Pre-Shared Key)—
suitable for home and SOHO environments, it also uses
AES encryption and requires you to enter a password and
an re-key interval time.

• Mixed WPA2 / WPA—during transitional times for upgrades
in the enterprise environment, this mixed authentication
method allows “upgraded” and users not yet “upgraded” to

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access the network via the router. RADIUS server
information must be entered for WPA and a as well as a
group re-key interval time. Both TKIP and AES are used.

• Mixed WPA2 / WPA-PSK—useful during transitional times
for upgrades in the home or SOHO environment, a pre­shared key must be entered along with the group re-key
interval time. Both TKIP and AES are also used.

MAC Filter

The MAC filter screen allows you to manage MAC address filters.
Add the MAC addresses that you want to manage and then select
the mode that you want to use to manage them. You can disable
this feature or you can allow or deny access to the MAC
addresses that you add to the list.

The following screen allows you to add a MAC address to the filter.
When completed, click on the Save / Apply button.

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Wireless Bridge

In this next screen you can select the mode, either access point or
wireless bridge that you want the router to be in. In the screen
below, bridge restrict is enabled, therefore you see the remote
bridges MAC address fields. If bridge restrict is disabled, then
there is nothing left to do afterwards. Click on Save / Apply to
continue.

Advanced

Advanced features of the wireless LAN interface can be
configured in this section.

Settings can be configured for the following—

• AP Isolation—if you select enable, then each of your
wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each
other.

• Band—a default setting at 2.4GHz – 802.11g

• Channel— 802.11b and 802.11g use channels to limit

interference from other devices. If you are experiencing
interference with another 2.4Ghz device such as a baby
monitor, security alarm, or cordless phone, then change the
channel on your router.

• Multicast Rate—the rate at which a message is sent to a
specified group of recipients.

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• Basic Rate—the set of data transfer rates that all the
stations will be capable of using to receive frames from a
wireless medium.

• Fragmentation Threshold—used to fragment packets which
help improve performance in the presence of radio
frequency (RF) interference.

• RTS Threshold (Request to Send Threshold)—determines
the packet size of a transmission through the use of the
router to help control traffic flow.

• DTIM Interval—sets the Wake-up interval for clients in
power-saving mode.

• Beacon Interval—a packet of information that is sent from a
connected device to all other devices where it announces
its availability and readiness. A beacon interval is a period
of time (sent with the beacon) before sending the beacon
again. The beacon interval may be adjusted in milliseconds
(ms).

• Xpress Technology—a technology that utilizes standards
based on framebursting to achieve higher throughput. With
Xpress Technology enabled, aggregate throughput (the
sum of the individual throughput speeds of each client on
the network) can improve by up to 25% in 802.11g only
networks and up to 75% in mixed networks comprised of

802.11g and 802.11b equipment.

• 54g Mode— 54g is a Broadcom Wi-Fi technology.

• 54g Protection--the 802.11g standards provide a protection

method so 802.11g and 802.11b devices can co-exist in the
same network without “speaking” at the same time. Do not
disable 54g Protection if there is a possibility that a 802.11b
device may need to use your wireless network. In Auto
Mode, the wireless device will use RTS/CTS (Request to
Send / Clear to Send) to improve 802.11g performance in
mixed 802.11g/802.11b networks. Turn protection off to
maximize 802.11g throughput under most conditions.

• WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia)—feature that improves the your
experience for audio, video and voice applications over a
Wi-Fi network.

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Station Info

This screen shows computers or other devices accessing your
router through its wireless connection.

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Voice

This section explains the configuration of the voice function of
your router. Configurations include basic and advanced SIP
setup, phonebook, and call history.

SIP Basic

Following is the screen for SIP configuration.

• Interface Name— select the name of the interface that you
are using.

• SIP Mode— includes peer-to-peer or proxy mode.

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• SIP Proxy— enter 0.0.0.0 if no proxy server is being used or
enter the IP address that was issued by the VoIP service
provider when you signed up.

• SIP Proxy Port— this number is optional or if you obtained
one from the VoIP service provider, enter it here.

• SIP Registrar— enter 0.0.0.0 if no proxy server is being
used or enter the IP address that was issued by the VoIP
service provider when you signed up.

• SIP Registrar Port—this number is optional

• SIP Domain Name— enter the domain name of the SIP

server if you are using one

• SIP Outbound Proxy— provided by your service provider

• SIP Outbound Proxy Port— provided by your service

provider

• User 1 ID— this is the phone number

• User 1 ID Name— the name that appears on caller ID when

you call out

• User 1 Authentication Name— the user name provided by
your service provider.

• User 1 ID Password—the password for the User 1 ID

• User 2 ID / ID Name / Authentication Name / ID Password—

enter info only if you have a second telephone line

• FXO Enabled— check this box to enable FXO and allow for
configuration of FXO. Enabling FXO means that you have
the FXS (the phone jack on the wall) attached to the LINE
port on the router. Essentially, you have telephone service
to your router.

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