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Check the box to enable the wireless function. If you do not want to use wireless,

uncheck the box to disable all the wireless functions.

The schedule of time when the wireless settings rules will be enabled. The schedule

may be set to

Always

, which will allow the particular service to always be enabled.

You can create your own times in the

Tools

>

Schedules

section.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. Create a name

using up to 32 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive.

The

Auto Channel Scan

setting can be selected to allow the DIR-655 to choose the

channel with the least amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-655. By default the channel is set to 6. The

Channel can be changed to fit the channel setting for an existing wireless network

or to customize the wireless network. If you enable

Auto Channel Scan

, this option

will be greyed out.

Select one of the following:

802.11g Only

- Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

802.11n Only

- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g

- Select if you are using a mix of 802.11n and 11g

wireless clients.

Select the Channel Width:

Auto 20/40

- This is the default setting. Select if you are using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices.

20MHz

- Select if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients.

40MHz

- Select if using only 802.11n wireless clients.

Select the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select

Best (Auto)

for best performance.

Select

Invisible

if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcasted by the DIR-655. If Invisible is selected, the SSID of the DIR-655 will not

be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-655

Enable Wireless:

Enable Auto Channel

Scan:

Wireless Network

Name:

Wireless Channel:

802.11 Mode:

Channel Width:

Transmission Rate:

Visibility Status:

Schedule:

Manual Wireless Settings

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Wireless Security

This section will show you the different levels of security you can use to protect your data from intruders. The

DIR-655 offers the following types of security:

• WPA2

™

(Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)

• WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

• WPA

™

(Wi-Fi Protected Access)

• WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key)

What is WPA?

WPA, or Wi-Fi Protected Access, is a Wi-Fi standard that was designed to improve the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).

The 2 major improvements over WEP:

• Improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm

and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensures that the keys haven’t been tampered with. WPA2 is based on 802.11i and

uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) instead of TKIP.

• User authentication, which is generally missing in WEP, through the extensible authentication protocol (EAP). WEP regulates

access to a wireless network based on a computer’s hardware-specific MAC address, which is relatively simple to be sniffed out

and stolen. EAP is built on a more secure public-key encryption system to ensure that only authorized network users can access

the network.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. The key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63

characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. This key must be the exact same key entered on your wireless router or

access point.

WPA/WPA2 incorporates user authentication through the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP is built on a more secure public key encryption

system to ensure that only authorized network users can access the network.

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Wireless Network Setup Wizard

To run the security wizard, click on Setup at the top and then click

Wireless

Network Setup Wizard

.

Click

Next

to continue.

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The following screen will show you your Pre-Shared Key to enter on your

wireless clients.

Click

Save

to finish the Security Wizard.

If you selected WPA-Enterprise, the RADIUS information will be displayed. Click

Save

to finish the Security Wizard.

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Configure WPA-Personal (PSK)

It is recommended to enable encryption on your wireless router before your wireless network adapters. Please establish wireless connectivity before

enabling encryption. Your wireless signal may degrade when enabling encryption due to the added overhead.

1.

Log into the web-based configuration by opening a web browser and entering

the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1). Click on

Setup

and then click

Wireless

Settings

on the left side.

2.

Click on

Manual Wireless Connection Setup.

3.

Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Personal

.

4.

Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto

,

WPA2 Only

, or

WPA Only

. Use

Auto

if you have

wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

5.

Next to

Group Key Update Interval

, enter the amount of time before the group key

used for broadcast and multicast data is changed (3600 is default).

6.

Next to

Pre-Shared Key

, enter a key (passphrase). The key is entered as a pass-

phrase in ASCII format at both ends of the wireless connection. The pass-phrase

must be between 8-63 characters.

7.

Click

Save Settings

to save your settings. If you are configuring the router with

a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity until you enable WPA-PSK on your

adapter and enter the same passphrase as you did on the router.