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Click on the

Scan

button to search for available wireless networks, then click on the available network that you want to

connect with.

Use the pull-down menu to choose

Open System

,

Shared Key

, or

WPA-Personal

.

Select

Open System

to communicate the key across the network.

Select

Shared Key

to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP settings.

Select

WPA-Personal

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

required.

Site Survey:

Authentication:

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Wireless Client mode

Mode:

Network Name

(SSID):

SSID Visibility:

Auto Channel

Selection:

Channel:

Channel Width:

Site Survey:

Authentication:

Wireless Band:

Select either

2.4 GHz

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.

This option is unavailable in

Wireless Client

mode.

Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel

that will provide the best wireless performance. This

feature is not supported in

Wireless Client

mode.

The channel used will be displayed, and matches

the AP that the DAP-2553 is connected to when set

to

Wireless Client

mode.

Use the pull-down menu to choose

20 MHz

or

Auto

20/40 MHz

.

Click on the

Scan

button to search for available wireless networks, then click on the available network that you want to connect

with.

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.

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Open System/Shared Key Authentication

Encryption:

Key Type*:

Key Size:

Key Index (1-4):

Key:

Use the radio button to disable or enable

encryption.

Select

HEX

or

ASCII

.

Select

64 Bits

or

128 Bits

.

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

active key.

Input up to four keys for encryption. You will

select one of these keys in the Key Index

pull-down menu.

**

Hexadecimal (HEX)

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

*

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)

is a code that represents English letters using numbers

ranging from 0-127.

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WPA-Personal authentication

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.

When you select

WPA-Personal

, you must also select

AUTO, AES

, or

TKIP

from the pull down menu.

Select the interval during which the group key will be

valid. The default value of

1800

is recommended.

When you select

WPA-Personal

, please enter a

PassPhrase

in the corresponding field.

WPA Mode:

Cipher Type:

Group Key

Update:

PassPhrase:

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WPA-Enterprise authentication

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.

When WPA-Enterprise is selected, you must also

select a cipher type from the pull-down menu:

Auto

,

AES

, or

TKIP

.

Select the interval during which the group key will

be valid.

1800

is the recommended value as a lower

interval may reduce data transfer rates.

Enable or disable Microsoft Network Access

Protection.

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server.

Enter the RADIUS port.

Enter the RADIUS secret.

WPA Mode:

Cipher Type:

Group Key

Update

Interval:

Network

Access

Protection:

RADIUS

Server:

RADIUS

Port:

RADIUS

Secret: