SOHO 6 Wireless Installation Procedures: Windows XP with Internet Explorer 5.x & 6.0
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Install additional computers
Configure the Beacon Rate
In the
AP Beacon Rate
text box, type the beacon rate in milliseconds (100 through 10,000) that
you want the SOHO 6 Wireless to use.
The beacon rate is the rate the SOHO 6 Wireless sends out broadcasts so that the wireless
computers can find it.
Broadcast SSID
If you want the SOHO 6 Wireless to broadcast a beacon rate, select
Enabled
from the
Broadcast
SSID in AP Beacon Frames
drop-down list.
Respond to SSID query requests
Select
Enabled
in the
Respond to SSID Query Requests
drop-down list.
The wireless computers send out query requests to find if there are any wireless access points
that it can connect to.
Log Authentication Events
Select
Enabled
from the
Log Authentication Events
drop-down list.
Configure the Advanced Settings
‘You can change Maximum Transmit Rate and Fragmentation Threshold.
• Select the rate per Mbits per second from the
Maximum Transmit Rate
drop-down list.
• Type a value from 256 to 4096 in the
Fragmentation Threshold
field.
Configure the Wireless Card on your Computer
In order to access the SOHO 6 Wireless that you have now configured for your wireless network, you
must install and configure your wireless networking card. Refer to the manufacture’s documentation
for instruction on installing and configuring the device.
Install additional computers
Although the SOHO 6 Wireless has only four, Ethernet ports (labeled 0-3), you can connect more than
four appliances. Use one or more network hubs to make more connections.
The base model SOHO 6 Wireless includes a ten-seat license. This license allows a maximum of ten
appliances on the trusted network to connect to the Internet at the same time. There can be more than
ten appliances on the trusted network, but the SOHO 6 Wireless will only allow ten Internet
connections. A seat is in use when an appliance connects to the Internet and is free when the connection
is broken. License upgrades are available from the WatchGuard Web site:
http://www.watchguard.com/sales/buyonline.asp
To connect more than four appliances to the SOHO 6 Wireless, these items are necessary:
• An Ethernet hub
• A straight-through Ethernet cable, with RJ-45 connectors for each computer
• A straight-through Ethernet cable to connect each hub to the SOHO 6 Wireless
Follow the instructions in the sections above to prepare your computers to connect to the SOHO 6
Wireless, see “Before you Begin”.
