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802.11n/a (5GHz)

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.

Select the time frame that you would like your wireless

network enabled. The schedule may be set to

Always

.

Any schedule you create will be available in the drop-

down menu. Click

New.Schedule

to create a schedule.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless

network. Create a name for your wireless network using

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

Select one of the following:

802±11a.Only

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

802±11n.Only

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

Mixed.802±11n.and.802±11a

- Select if you are using both 802.11n and 802.11a wireless clients.

The

Auto.Channel.Scan

setting can be selected to allow the DIR-825 to choose the channel with the least amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-825. 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 the transmit rate. It is strongly suggested to select

Best.(Auto)

for best performance.

Enable Wireless:

Schedule:

Wireless Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

Enable Auto

Channel Scan:

Wireless Channel:

Transmission Rate:

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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.

Select

Invisible

if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcasted by the DIR-825. If Invisible is selected, the

SSID of the DIR-825 will not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-825 in

order to connect to it.

Refer to page 38 for more information regarding wireless security.

Channel Width:

Visibility Status:

Wireless Security:

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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-825 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 (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 Security Setup Wizard

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

Wireless.Network.Setup.Wizard

.

Check the

Manually.set.5GHz.band.Network.Name±±±

box to

manually set your desired wireless network name for the 5GHz band.

Type your desired wireless network name (SSID).

Automatically:.

Select this option to automatically generate

the router’s network key and click

Next

.

Manually:

Select this option to manually enter your network

key and click

Next

.

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If you selected

Automatically

, the summary window will display

your settings. Write down the security key and enter this on your

wireless clients. Click

Save

to save your settings.

If you selected

Manually

, the following screen will appear.