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DIR-620
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
To activate the WPS function, select the
WPS Enable
checkbox and click the
Change
button.
When the checkbox is selected, the
Information
and
Connection
sections are available on the
page.
Parameter
Description
Default PIN code
The PIN code of the router. This parameter is used when connecting
the router to a registrar to set the parameters of the WPS function.
WPS Status
The state of the WPS function:
Configured
(all needed settings are specified)
Unconfigured
(you need to specify the relevant settings).
SSID
The name of the router's WLAN (or the first part of the WLAN if the
network is splitted into parts).
Network Authentication
The network authentication type specified for the WLAN (or first part
of the WLAN).
Encryption
The encryption type specified for the WLAN (or the first part of the
WLAN).
Encryption key
The encryption key specified for the WLAN (or the first part of the
WLAN).
Refresh
Click the button to view the latest data on the state of connecting the
wireless device via the WPS function.
Reset to unconfigured
Click the button to reset the parameters of the WPS function.
WPS Method
A method of the WPS function. Select a value from the drop-down
list.
PIN
: Connecting the device via the PIN code.
PBC
: Connecting the device via the push button (actual or virtual).
PIN Code
The PIN code of the WPS-enabled device that needs to be connected
to the wireless network of the router.
The field is displayed only when the
PIN
value is selected from the
WPS Method
drop-down list.
Connect
Click the button to connect the wireless device to the router's WLAN
via the WPS function.
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Using WPS Function via Web-based Interface
To add a wireless device via the PIN method of the WPS function, follow the next steps:
1.
Select the
WPS
Enable
checkbox.
2.
Click the
Change
button.
3.
Select the
PIN
value from the
WPS
Method
drop-down list.
4.
Select the PIN method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the
router's WLAN.
5.
Click the relevant button in the software or on the cover of the wireless device that you want
to connect to the WLAN.
6.
Right after that, enter the PIN code specified on the cover of the wireless device or in its
software in the
PIN Code
field.
7.
Click the
Connect
button in the web-based interface of the router.
To add a wireless device via the PBC method of the WPS function, follow the next steps:
1.
Select the
WPS
Enable
checkbox.
2.
Click the
Change
button.
3.
Select the
PBC
value from the
WPS Method
drop-down list.
4.
Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the
router's WLAN.
5.
Click the relevant button in the software or on the cover of the wireless device that you want
to connect to the WLAN.
6.
Click the
Connect
button in the web-based interface of the router.
Using WPS Function without Web-based Interface
You can add a wireless device to the router's WLAN without accessing the web-based interface of
the router. To do this, you need to configure the following router's settings:
1.
Specify a type of network authentication based on WPA/WPA2 with a PSK for the WLAN
(or the first part of the WLAN).
2.
Select the
WPS
Enable
checkbox.
3.
Click the
Change
button.
4.
Save the settings and close the web-based interface (click the
Save
line in the top-page
menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the
System
caption, then click the
Logout
line).
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Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
Later you will be able to add wireless devices to the WLAN by clicking the hardware WPS button
located on the right side panel of the router.
1.
Select the PBC method in the software of the wireless device that you want to connect to the
router's WLAN.
2.
Click the relevant button in the software or on the cover of the wireless device that you want
to connect to the WLAN.
3.
Click the WPS button on the right side panel of the router.
After clicking the button the WPS LED blinks blue. If the wireless device has been successfully
connected to the WLAN, the LED stops blinking and lights blue for several minutes.
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3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
Additional Settings
On the
Wi-Fi / Additional settings
page, you can define additional parameters for the WLAN of
the router.
!
Changing parameters presented on this page may negatively affect your WLAN!
Figure 91. Additional settings of the WLAN.
The following fields are available on the page:
Parameter
Description
Station Keep Alive
The time interval (in seconds) between keep alive checks of wireless
devices from your WLAN. When the value
0
is specified, the
checking is disabled.
Beacon Period
The time interval (in milliseconds) between packets sent to
synchronize the wireless network.
RTS Threshold
The minimum size (in bites) of a packet for which an RTS frame is
transmitted.
Frag Threshold
The maximum size (in bites) of a non-fragmented packet. Larger
packets are fragmented (divided).
DTIM Period
The time period (in seconds) between sending a DTIM (a message
notifying on broadcast or multicast transmission) and data
transmission.
TX Power
The transmit power (in percentage terms) of the router.
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Parameter
Description
BG Protection
The 802.11b and 802.11g protection function is used to minimize
collisions between devices of your wireless network.
Select a value from the drop-down list.
Auto
: The protection function is enabled and disabled automatically
depending on the state of the network (this value is recommended if
your wireless local area network consists of both 802.11b and
802.11g devices).
Always On
: The protection function is always enabled (this setting
can substantially lower the efficiency of your wireless network).
Always Off
: The protection function is always disabled.
Bandwidth
The channel bandwidth for 802.11n devices.
20MHz
: 802.11n devices operate at 20MHz channels.
40MHz
: 802.11n devices operate at 40MHz channels.
20/40MHz -
: 802.11n devices operate at 20MHz and 40MHz
channels (the channel is combined with the previous adjacent
channel).
20/40MHz +
: 802.11n devices operate at 20MHz and 40MHz
channels (the channel is combined with the next adjacent channel).
TX Preamble
This parameter defines the length of the CRC block sent by the
router when communicating to wireless devices.
Select a value from the drop-down list.
Long Preamble
.
Short Preamble
(this value is recommended for networks with
high-volume traffic).
When you have configured the parameters, click the
Change
button.
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