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Wireless Gateway User Guide
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which do not function correctly.
If this does solve the problem you can use the DMZ function. This should
work with almost every application, but:
• It is a security risk, since the firewall is disabled.
• Only one (1) PC can use this feature.
• When the DMZ feature is being used, the Special Applications and
Virtual Server features should be disabled.
Wireless Access
Problem 1: My PC can't locate the Wireless Access Point.
Solution 1: Check the following.
• Your PC is set to Infrastructure Mode.
• The wireless channel used matches the wireless channel on the Access
Point.
• The SSID on your PC and the Wireless Access Point are the same.
Remember that the SSID is case-sensitive. So, for example "Work-
group" does NOT match "workgroup".
• Both your PC and the Wireless Access Point must have the same setting
for WEP. The default setting for the Wireless Gateway is disabled, so
your wireless station should also have WEP disabled.
• If WEP is enabled, the key tables must match.
• If the Wireless Station access permission on the Wireless Gateway's
Wireless screen is set to Only allow access if on this list, then each
Wireless station must have its address correctly entered.
• To see if radio interference is causing a problem, see if connection is
possible when close to the Wireless Access Point.
Remember that the connection range can be as little as 100 feet in poor
environments.
Problem 2: Wireless connection speed is very slow.
Solution 2: The wireless system will connect at the highest possible speed, depending on
the distance and the environment. To obtain the highest possible connection
speed, you can experiment with the following:
• Access Point location.
Try adjusting the location and orientation of the Access Point.
• Wireless Channel
If interference is the problem, changing to another channel may show a
marked improvement.
• Radio Interference
Other devices may be causing interference. You can experiment by
switching other devices Off, and see if this helps. Any "noisy" devices
should be shielded or relocated.
• RF Shielding
Your environment may tend to block transmission between the wireless
stations. This will mean high access speed is only possible when close to
the Access Point.