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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.

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:

802.11b Only

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

802.11g Only

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

802.11n Only

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

Mixed 802.11g and 802.11b

- Select if you are using both 802.11g and

802.11b wireless clients.

Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g

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

Mixed 802.11n, 11g, and 11b

- Select if you are using a mix of 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b wireless clients.

The

Auto Channel Scan

setting can be selected to allow the DIR-868L to choose the channel with the least amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-868L. 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 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-868L. If Invisible is selected, the SSID of the DIR-868L will

not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-868L in order to connect to it.

Refer to page 48 for more information regarding wireless security.

Enable Wireless:

Schedule:

Wireless Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

Enable Auto Channel

Scan:

Wireless Channel:

Manual Wireless Settings

Channel Width:

Visibility Status:

Wireless Security:

802.11n/g (2.4GHz)

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802.11ac/n/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:

802.11n Only

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

802.11ac Only

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

Mixed 802.11a and 802.11n

- Select if you are using both 802.11a

and 802.11n wireless clients.

Mixed 802.11ac and 802.11n

- Select if you are using both 802.11ac

and 802.11n wireless clients.

Mixed 802.11ac, 11n and 11a

- Select if you are using a mix of 802.11ac, 802.11n, and 802.11a wireless clients.

The

Auto Channel Scan

setting can be selected to allow the DIR-868L to choose the channel with the least amount of interference.

Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-868L. 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 Channel Width:

20MHz

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

20/40MHz (Auto)

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

20/40/80MHz (Auto)

- Select if you are using 802.11ac, 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices. This option is only available when the 802.11 Mode is set

to Mixed 802.11ac.

Select

Invisible

if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network to be broadcasted by the DIR-868L. If Invisible is selected, the SSID of the DIR-868L will

not be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-868L in order to connect to it.

Refer to page 48 for more information regarding wireless security.

Enable Wireless:

Schedule:

Wireless Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

Enable Auto Channel

Scan:

Wireless Channel:

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-868L 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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WPA/WPA2-Personal (PSK)

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

wireless connectivity before enabling encryption.

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. Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Personal

.

3. Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto

,

WPA2 Only

, or

WPA Only

. Use

Auto

if you have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to

Cypher Type

, select

TKIP and AES

,

TKIP

, or

AES

.

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.

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

wireless connectivity before enabling encryption.

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. Next to

Security Mode

, select

WPA-Enterprise

.

3. Next to

WPA Mode

, select

Auto

,

WPA2 Only

, or

WPA Only

. Use

Auto

if you have wireless clients using both WPA and WPA2.

4. Next to

Cypher Type

, select

TKIP and AES

,

TKIP

, or

AES

.

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

RADIUS Server IP Address

enter the IP Address of your RADIUS

server.

Configure WPA/WPA2-Enterprise (RADIUS)