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Section ² - Configuration

Wireless Client mode

In Wireless Client mode, the DAP-2590 functions as a wireless

client on a wireless network in which an AP already exists. After

completing the desired settings, click the

Save

button to let your

changes take effect.

Mode:

Network Name

(SSID):

Wireless Band:

Select either

2.4 GH

z or

5 GHz

from the pull-down

menu.

Wireless Client

is selected from the pull-down

menu.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated

for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The

SSID’s factory default setting is

dlink

. The SSID can

be easily changed to connect to an existing wireless

network.

The channel used will be displayed, and follow the

root AP.

Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel

that will provide the best wireless performance. This

feature is not supported in Wireless Client mode.

This option is unavailable in wireless client mode.

Auto Channel

Selection:

SSID Visibility:

Channel:

Site Survey:

Click the

Scan

button to search for available wireless

networks, then click on the available network that you

want to connect with.

This option is unavailable in wireless client mode.

Channel Width:

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Authentication:

Wireless MAC

Clone

Use the pull-down menu to choose

Open System

or

WPA Personal

.

Select

Open System

to communicate the key across the network.

Select

WPA-Personal

to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes. No RADIUS server is

required.

For more information about the different types of Authentication offered on the DAP-2590 and the respective settings of

each, please go to the first page of the Authentication explanations which begins on page 23.

Enable:

MAC Source:

MAC Address:

Click the box to enable the Wireless MAC Clone feature. Enabling this option allows the user to manually assign the

source MAC address to packets forwarded by the DAP-2590. If disabled, the packet’s source MAC address field will be

automatically selected as the DAP-2590’s MAC address.

Use the drop-down menu to select either

Auto

or

Manual

.

If you selected

Manual

for the MAC Source above, you can either click the

Scan

button to search for all available devices

connected to your DAP-2590’s Ethernet port or manually enter a MAC address in the space provided.

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Open System or Shared Key authentication

Key Index (1~4):

Network Key:

Encryption:

Use the radio button to disable or enable encryption.

Key Type:

Key Size:

Input up to four keys for encryption. You will select one

of these keys in the Key Index pull-down menu.

Retype the Network Key entered above in the

corresponding field.

*

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code that

represents English letters using numbers ranging from 0-127.

**

Hexadecimal (HEX)

digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.

Select

HEX**

or

ASCII*

.

Select

64 Bits

or

128 Bits

.

Select the 1st through the 4th key to be the active

key.

Confirm Key:

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WPA-Personal authentication

Cipher Type:

Group Key

Update Interval:

Select the interval during which the group key will be

valid. The default value of

1800

is recommended.

When you select WPA-Personal, you must also select

AUTO

,

AES

, or

TKIP

from the pull-down menu.

PassPhrase:

When you select WPA-Personal, please enter a

PassPhrase in the corresponding field.

When

WPA-Personal

is selected for Authentication

type, you must also select a WPA mode from the

pull-down menu:

AUTO (WPA or WPA2)

,

WPA2

Only

, or

WPA Only

. WPA and WPA2 use different

algorithms.

AUTO (WPA or WPA2)

allows you to

use both WPA and WPA2.

WPA Mode:

Retype the PassPhrase entered above in the

corresponding field.

Confirm

PassPhrase:

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WPA-Enterprise authentication

Cipher Type:

When WPA-Enterprise is selected, you must also

select a cipher type from the pull-down menu:

Auto

,

AES

, or

TKIP

.

When

WPA-Enterprise

is selected, you must also

select a WPA mode from the pull-down menu:

AUTO

(WPA or WPA2)

,

WPA2 Only

, or

WPA Only

. WPA and

WPA2 use different algorithms.

AUTO (WPA or WPA2)

allows you to use both WPA and WPA2.

WPA Mode:

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server. Click

External if the RADIUS server is on your network or

Internal if you are using the RADIUS server on the

DAP-2590.

Enter the RADIUS port (

1812

is the default).

Enter the RADIUS secret.

Enable or disable Microsoft Network Access

Protection.

Enter the Accounting port (

1813

is the default).

Enter the IP address of the Accounting server.

Select if you want to use a different server for accounting.

Enter the Accounting secret.

Select the interval during which the group key will be

valid. The recommended value is

1800

, as a lower

interval may reduce data transfer rates.

RADIUS Server:

RADIUS Port:

RADIUS Secret:

Network Access

Protection:

Accounting

Server:

Accounting

Secret:

Accounting

Mode:

Accounting Port:

Group Key

Update Interval:

Note:

You can input the secondary RADIUS server and accounting

server settings if you have a backup RADIUS and accounting server.