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Wireless Settings

The wireless section is used to configure the wireless settings for the Router. Note that changes made in this section may also need to be

duplicated on wireless clients that you want to connect to your wireless network.

To protect your privacy, use the wireless security mode to configure the wireless security features.

To access Wireless Settings, click

Wireless Settings

in the

Setup

directory.

It has two subcategories:

Wireless Basics

and

Wireless Security

. You

can either point to the

Wireless Settings

on the left window and click

one of the submenus, or click one of the buttons in the Wireless Settings

window.

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Wireless Basics

To access Wireless Basics, point to the

Wireless Settings

on the left window and click

Wireless Basics

submenu, or click the

Wireless Basics

button in the Wireless Settings window.

The two essential settings for wireless LAN operation are the

Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Wireless Channel. The

SSID (Service Set Identifier) is used to identify a group of

wireless LAN components. The SSID can be visible (broadcast)

or invisible (not broadcast).

Follow the instructions below to change basic wireless settings.

1. The Wireless LAN is enabled by default. To disable the

wireless interface, click to deselect the

Enable Wireless

check box. If the wireless interface has been disabled,

click the

Enable Wireless

check box again to select it.

2. The

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

can be changed to

suit your wireless network. Remember that any wireless

device using the access point must have the same SSID

and use the same channel.

3. The Visibility Status is

Visible

by default. To disable SSID

Visibility Status, click the

Invisible

radio button.

4. Select a country where the Router is located in the

Country

drop-down list.

5. The

Wireless Channel

may be changed to channels that

are available in your region. Channels available for

wireless LAN communication are subject to regional and

national regulation.

6. Select a wireless protocol in the

802.11 Mode

drop-down

list.

7. Click

Apply

to save the settings.

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Wireless Security

To access Wireless Security, point to the

Wireless Settings

on the left window and click

Wireless Security

submenu, or click the

Wireless

Security

button in the Wireless Settings window.

This page allows you to configure the security of wireless LAN

interface. In order to protect the privacy, you can use WiFi

Protected Setup (WPS) or setup the wireless security manually.

Available security modes are

WEP

,

WPA

,

WPA2

and

Auto

. WPS

function will be described in the next section.

For manually configure the wireless security,

1. Select a SSID in the

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

drop-down list.

2. Select a wireless security mode in the

Network

Authentication

drop-down menu. Network

Authentication methods are

Open

,

Shared

,

802.1X

,

WPA

,

WPA-PSK

,

WPA2

,

WPA2-PSK

,

Mixed WPA2/WPA

and

Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK

.

3. Configure the security information below.

4. Click the

Apply

button to save the settings.

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WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)

To implement Wi-Fi protection, select

Enabled

from the

Enable

WSC

drop-down menu.

Set WPS AP Mode:

Use the drop-down menu to select

Configured

or

Unconfigured

. Select

Configured

to use the

device’s wireless security settings. Select

Unconfigured

to

manually change the wireless security settings.

Push-Button:

Select this radio button to start using push-button

configuration of WPS.

PIN:

Select this radio button to configure the wireless station’s

wireless settings.

Configure AP:

click this button after choosing

Push-Button

or

PIN

to start connecting the wireless connections with WPS

function.

Device PIN:

The pin number that is used to have wireless

connection with WPS station.

WPS Add External Registrar:

Click the button to search for the

external registrar.

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Wireless Encryption Mode – Wired Equivalent Privacy

(WEP)

WEP is the most basic form of wireless security. There are two

variations of WEP known as Open System and Shared

authentication. Use the

Network Authentication

drop-down

menu to select these. Open System allows for a two-way hand

shake authentication whereas Shared authentication allows for

a four-way handshake before authentication is completed.

Select

Enabled

from the

WEP Encryption

drop-down menu to

choose the Encryption Strength.

Enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal digits for 128-bit

encryption keys

Enter 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit

encryption keys.

Click the

Apply

button to save the settings.