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Configuring the Advanced
Settings
4.1
Wireless
4.1.1 General
The General tab allows you to configure the basic wireless
settings.
To configure the basic wireless settings:
1. From the navigation panel, go to
Advanced Settings
>
Wireless
>
General
tab.
2. Select 2.4GHz or 5GHz as the frequency band for your wireless
network.
3. Assign a unique name containing up to 32 characters for your
SSID (Service Set Identifier) or network name to identify your
wireless network. Wi-Fi devices can identify and connect to
the wireless network via your assigned SSID. The SSIDs on the
information banner are updated once new SSIDs are saved to
the settings.
NOTE
:
You can assign unique SSIDs for the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz frequency
bands.
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4. In the
Hide SSID
field, select
Yes
to prevent wireless devices
from detecting your SSID. When this function is enabled, you
would need to enter the SSID manually on the wireless device
to access the wireless network.
5. Select any of these wireless mode options to determine the
types of wireless devices that can connect to your wireless
router:
Auto
: Select
Auto
to allow 802.11AC, 802.11n, 802.11g, and
802.11b devices to connect to the wireless router.
Legacy
: Select
Legacy
to allow 802.11b/g/n devices to
connect to the wireless router. Hardware that supports
802.11n natively, however, will only run at a maximum speed
of 54Mbps.
N only
: Select
N only
to maximize wireless N performance.
This setting prevents 802.11g and 802.11b devices from
connecting to the wireless router.
6. Select the operating channel for your wireless router. Select
Auto
to allow the wireless router to automatically select the
channel that has the least amount of interference.
7. Select any of these channel bandwidth to accommodate higher
transmission speeds:
40MHz:
Select this bandwidth to maximize the wireless
throughput.
20MHz (default):
Select this bandwidth if you encounter some
issues with your wireless connection.
8. Select any of these authentication methods:
Open System
: This option provides no security.
Shared Key
: You must use WEP encryption and enter at least
one shared key.
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WPA/WPA2 Personal/WPA Auto-Personal
: This option
provides strong security. You can use either WPA (with
TKIP) or WPA2 (with AES). If you select this option, you must
use TKIP + AES encryption and enter the WPA passphrase
(network key).
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise/WPA Auto-Enterprise
: This option
provides very strong security. It is with integrated EAP server
or an external RADIUS back-end authentication server.
Radius with 802.1x
NOTE:
Your wireless router supports the maximum transmission rate
of 54Mbps when the
Wireless Mode
is set to
Auto
and
encryption
method
is
WEP
or
TKIP
.
9. Select any of these WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Encryption
options for the data transmitted over your wireless network:
Off
: Disables WEP encryption
64-bit
: Enables weak WEP encryption
128-bit
: Enables improved WEP encryption.
10. When done, click
Apply
.
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4.1.2 WPS
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a wireless security standard that
allows you to easily connect devices to a wireless network. You
can configure the WPS function via the PIN code or WPS button.
NOTE
:
Ensure that the devices support WPS.
To enable WPS on your wireless network:
1. From the navigation panel, go to
Advanced Settings
>
Wireless
>
WPS
tab.
2. In the
Enable WPS
field, move the slider to
ON
.
3. WPS uses 2.4GHz by default. If you want to change the
frequency to 5GHz, turn
OFF
the WPS function, click
Switch
Frequency
in the
Current Frequency
field, and turn WPS
ON
again.
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NOTE:
WPS supports authentication using Open System, WPA-Personal,
and WPA2-Personal. WPS does not support a wireless network that uses
a Shared Key, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, and RADIUS encryption
method.
3. In the WPS Method field, select
Push Button
or
Client PIN
code. If you select
Push Button
, go to step 4. If you select
Client PIN
code, go to step 5.
4. To set up WPS using the router’s WPS button, follow these
steps:
a. Click
Start
or press the WPS button found at the rear of the
wireless router.
b. Press the WPS button on your wireless device. This is
normally identified by the WPS logo.
NOTE:
Check your wireless device or its user manual for the location of
the WPS button.
c. The wireless router will scan for any available WPS devices.
If the wireless router does not find any WPS devices, it will
switch to standby mode.
5. To set up WPS using the Client’s PIN code, follow these steps:
a. Locate the WPS PIN code on your wireless device’s user
manual or on the device itself.
b. Key in the Client PIN code on the text box.
c. Click
Start
to put your wireless router into WPS survey mode.
The router’s LED indicators quickly flash three times until the
WPS setup is completed.

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