Group Key Renewal:

The period of renewal time for changing the security key automatically

between wireless client and Access Point (AP). Default value is 3

600

seconds.

If you want to enable the RADIUS function, check

Enable

and then do the following settings.

RADIUS Server IP Address:

The IP address of RADIUS authentication server.

RADIUS Server

Port:

The port number of RADIUS authentication server here. Default value is

1812.

RADIUS Shared Secret:

The password of RADIUS authentication server.

Click Apply to confirm the settings.

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WPA/WPA2 Pre-Shared Key

Wireless Parameters

WLAN Service:

Default setting is set to Enable.

If you do not have any wireless, select Disable.

ESSID:

The ESSID is the unique name of a wireless access point (AP) used to distinguish one from

another. For security propose, change to a unique ID name which is already built into the router

wireless interface. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure your wireless

clients have exactly the ESSID as the device in order to connect to your network.

Hide ESSID:

This function enables the router to become invisible on the network. Thus, any clients

using the wireless setting to search for available or specific router on the network will not be able

to discover the router whose Hide ESSID function is set to enabled. The default setting is disabled.

Regulation Domain:

There are seven Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North

America (N.America), Europe, France, etc. The Channel ID will be different based on this setting.

Channel ID:

Select the wireless connection channel ID that you would like to use.

Note: Wireless performance may degrade if the selected channel ID is already being occupied

by other AP(s).

Security

Parameters

Security Mode:

You can disable or enable with WPA or WEP to protect wireless network. The

default mode of wireless security is

Disable

.

WPA Shared Key:

The key for

network authentication. The input format is in character style and key

size should be in the range between 8 and 63 characters.

Group Key Renewal:

The period of renewal time for changing the security key automatically

between wireless client and Access Point (AP). Default value is 3

600

seconds.

Click Apply to confirm the settings.

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WEP

Parameters

WLAN Service:

Default setting is set to Enable.

If you do not have any wireless, select Disable.

ESSID:

The ESSID is the unique name of a wireless access point (AP) used to distinguish one from

another. For security propose, change to a unique ID name which is already built into the router

wireless interface. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure your wireless

clients have exactly the ESSID as the device in order to connect to your network.

Hide ESSID:

This function enables the router to become invisible on the network. Thus, any clients

using the wireless setting to search for available or specific router on the network will not be able

to discover the router whose Hide ESSID function is set to enabled. The default setting is disabled.

Regulation Domain:

There are seven Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North

America (N.America), Europe, France, etc. The Channel ID will be different based on this setting.

Channel ID:

Select the wireless connection channel ID that you would like to use.

Note: Wireless performance may degrade if the selected channel ID is already being occupied

by other AP(s).

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Security

Parameters

Security Mode:

You can disable or enable with WPA or WEP to protect wireless network. The

default mode of wireless security is

Disable

.

RADIUS / 802.1x:

You can disable or enable the RADIUS service.

WEP Authentication:

To prevent an unauthorized wireless station from accessing the data

transmitted over the network, the router offers a secure data encryption, known as WEP. There are

3 options to select from:

Open System,

Shared key

or

both

.

Default Used WEP Key:

Select the encryption key ID; please refer to

Key (1~4)

below.

Passphrase:

This is

used to generate WEP keys automatically based upon the input string and a

pre-defined algorithm in WEP64 or WEP128.

Key (1-4):

Enter the key to encrypt wireless data. To allow encrypted data transmission, the WEP

Encryption Key values on all wireless stations must be

the same as the router. There are four keys

for your selection. The input format can be either HEX style or ASCII format, 10 and 26 HEX codes

or 5 and 13 ASCII codes are required for WEP64 and WEP128 respectively.

If you want to enable the RADIUS function, check

Enable

and then do the following settings.

RADIUS Server IP Address:

The IP address of RADIUS authentication server.

RADIUS Server

Port:

The port number of RADIUS authentication server here. Default value is

1812.

RADIUS Shared Secret:

The password of RADIUS authentication server.

Click Apply to confirm the settings.

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Advanced Configuration Mode

Status

Device Information

Model Name:

Displays the model name.

Host Name:

Provide a name for the router for identification purposes. Host Name lets you change

the router name.

System Up-Time:

Records system up-time.

Current time:

Set the current time. See the Time Zone section for more information.

Hardware Version:

Device version.

Software Version:

Firmware version.

MAC Address:

The LAN MAC address.

LAN IPv6 Address: Show the IPv6 Address

Port Status

Port Status:

User can look up to see if they are connected to Ethernet, EWAN, ADSL and Wireless.

WAN

Port:

Name of the WAN connection.

Protocol VPI/VCI:

Virtual Path Identifier and Virtual Channel Identifier

Operation:

The current status in WAN interface.

Connection:

The current connection status.