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Section 3 - Configuration
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:
19216811.live