Sierra Wireless Overdrive - Manual (Page 90)

82 Settings
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Fragmentation Threshold — Specifies the largest allowable size, in bytes, for a packet. If the packet
is larger than this, it is fragmented into multiple packet before it is transmitted. To prevent poor
network performance, it’s recommended to keep this value as large as possible (up to 2345).
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List of connected devices — Display a window that shows connected computers. A table row may
optionally show one or both of these icons:
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—The user of this computer is logged in as administrator.
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—This computer is connected to the device through the USB to Micro B cable.
Security Panel
1. Log in to the home page.
2. Click Advanced settings ( ).
3. Click Wi-Fi > Security .
From this window, you can set the:
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Wi-Fi security type. See “Wi-Fi Security” on page 85.
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Wi-Fi password. See “Wi-Fi Password” on page 86.
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Wi-Fi Password Reminder feature. See “Wi-Fi Password Reminder” on page 86.
MAC Filter Panel
The MAC (Media Access Control) filter is used to grant (“whitelist”) or block (“blacklist”) wireless
devices access to the Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each
wireless device.
MAC filtering can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from connecting to your network.
MAC filtering increases security of your network. You can give access to your network, based on the
MAC address of the wireless devices. This makes it harder for a hacker to use a MAC address to
access your network.
To access this panel:
1. Log in to the home page.
2. Click Advanced settings ( ).
3. Click Wi-Fi > MAC Filter .
From this window, you can:
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Display a list of computers that are:
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Allowed to access the network ( MAC Filter Mode = “Allow all in list”)
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Not allowed to access the network ( MAC Filter Mode = “Block all in list”)
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Add or remove a computer from the lists. See “Specifying Computers That Can Access the
Network” on page 87 and “Specifying Computers That Are Not Allowed to Access the Network” on
page 88.
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Display a list of computers that are currently connected through Wi-Fi. See “Displaying a List of
Currently Connected Computers” on page 88.