Security settings – PLANET WDRT-730 User Manual

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unless you know what will happen after modification.

N Data Rate

Same as above, but only for 802.11n clients

Channel Width

Set the Channel Width of wireless radio. Please do not modify the
default value if you are not sure what it is

(Default value is Auto 20/40 MHz)

Preamble Type

Set the type of preamble. Please do not modify the default value if
you are not sure what it is

(Default value is Short Preamble)

Broadcast Essid

Decide if the wireless router will broadcast its own ESSID or not. You
can hide the ESSID of your wireless router (choose Disable), so only
people those who know the ESSID of your wireless router can get
connected.

CTS Protect

Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions
between 802.11b and 802.11g/n wireless access points.

Tx Power

You can adjust the output power of wireless radio. Unless you’re using
this wireless router in a really big space, you may not have to set
output power to 100%. This will enhance security (malicious /
unknown users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless
router).

WMM

The will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents
when they’re being transferred over wireless network. If you are not
sure if you need it, it’s safe to set this option to Enable. However,
default value is Disable.

Table 5-20

5.2.4.3.

Security Settings

It’s very important to set wireless security settings properly! If you don’t, hackers and malicious

users can reach your network and valuable data without your consent and this will cause serious

security problem.

Figure 5-28

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