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WPA2-PSK(AES): Preshared key Wi-Fi protection access version 2. It uses

WPA2-PSK standard encryption and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES

uses symmetric 128 bits block data to encrypt.

The following table describes parameters related to the WPA2-PSK(AES) mode:

Item

Description

PassPhrase

Enter 8-63 characters or 64 hexadecimal digits.

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WPA-PSK(TKIP)+ WPA2-PSK(AES): It allows the client to use WPA-PSK(TKIP)

or WPA2-PSK (AES).

The

following

table

describes

parameters

related

to

the

WPA-PSK(TKIP)+

WPA2-PSK(AES) mode:

Item

Description

PassPhrase

Enter 8-63 characters or 64 hexadecimal digits.

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Note: After wireless settings are complete on the router, a host in the wireless

network must have consistent wireless settings, including the SSID, with the

router if the host wants to connect to the router. If the router has security

settings, the host in the wireless network must have consistent security

settings. For example, the passwords set on the host and the router must be

the same. Otherwise, the host cannot connect to the router.

5-2 Guest Network

If you enable guest network, a visitor can use Internet connection in your home without

knowing your wireless password.

Choose

Wireless Settings > Guest Network

and the Guest Network page appears.

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The following table describes parameters in this page:

Item

Description

Network Profiles

Brief description of the created guest network. You can create up to

four guest networks. A network profile contains the information of a

guest network, including the number, SSID, encryption mode,

whether the guest network is enabled and whether to broadcast SSID.

You can select the radio button of a profile to view the detailed

information or modify the settings.

Enable Guest

Network

Enable or disable a guest network. After it is enabled, you and the

visitor can connect to the network through the SSID of the guest

network.

Enable SSID

Broadcast

Enable or disable SSID broadcast. After it is enabled, the wireless AP

broadcasts its SSID to all wireless stations.

Allow Guest to

access My Local

network

If it is enabled, users connected to the network of this SSID can

access not only the Internet but also the LAN of the wireless router,

like users connected to the network of the primary SSID. If this option

is disabled, users connected to the network of this SSID cannot access

the LAN of the wireless router.

Enable Wireless

Isolation

Enable or disable wireless isolation. If it is enabled, wireless clients

connected to the network of this SSID can access the Internet, but

cannot communicate with other wireless clients or Ethernet clients.

Guest Wireless

Network Name

(SSID)

Name of the guest network. The SSID can contain up to 32 characters

and can be any combination of letters, numerals and hyphen. It is

case-sensitive.

Security Options

Refer to description and setting methods of Security Options in

section

10

Security options.

After the settings are done, click Apply to save the settings.

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5-3 WPS Setup

Choose

Wireless Settings > WPS Setup

and the WPS Setup page appears.

WPS refers to Wi-Fi Protected Setup. You can use the WPS setup function to add a

wireless client to a network, without setting specific parameters, such as SSID, security

mode and password. To use this function, a wireless client must support WPS. If the

wireless client does not support WPS, you must manually configure the wireless client to

ensure that it has consistent SSID and wireless security settings with the router. There are

two WPS modes: Push Button and PIN. Click Next to select the WPS mode.

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Push Button mode

Select Push Button (recommended) and click Start PBC or press the WPS button on the

router and the following page appears:

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Press the button on the network card or click the button in the software page within two

minutes to start WPS connection. After WPS connection is established, the following page

appears. The client can now visit the LAN.

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PIN mode

Select PIN (Personal Identification Number) and enter the PIN of the network (refer to the

client of the network card), then click Start PIN to start WPS connection. The following

page appears:

Click the PIN button on the client of the network card within two minutes to start WPS

connection. After WPS connection is established, the following page appears. The client

can now visit the LAN.