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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi
and Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
Configuring Wireless Connection
Figure 43.
The page for selecting the operating mode for the wireless network
.
If you are not going to use the wireless connection, select the
Turn off
choice of the
Mode
radio
button. Click the
Next
button and then c
lick the
Save
button on the opened page. After clicking the
Save
button, the quick settings page opens.
If you want to connect portable devices to the Internet via wireless connection, select the
Router
choice of the
Mode
radio button. Click the
Next
button.
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User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
On the opened page, in the
SSID
field, specify a new name for the network (use digits and Latin
characters).
Figure 44. Page for changing
the name of the wireless LAN
.
Click the
Next
button to continue.
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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi
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User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
On the next page, you can modify security settings of the WLAN.
!
The default security settings do not provide sufficient protection for the WLAN. Please,
specify your own security settings for the WLAN.
Select the
Protected
value from the
Network Authentication
drop-down list and enter a key (a
password that will be used to access your wireless network) in the
Network key
field. Use digits
and Latin characters. After applying this setting, the
WPA2-PSK
authentication type is specified
for the router's WLAN.
When the
Open
value is selected, the
Network key
field is unavailable. After applying this
setting, the
Open
authentication type with no encryption is specified for the router's WLAN.
Figure 45. Page for selecting a security mode for the wireless network.
Click the
Next
button to continue.
On the next page, the specified settings are displayed. Make sure that they are correct and then click
the
Save
button.
After clicking the
Save
button, the quick settings page opens.
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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi
and Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
Wireless Network Settings Wizard
To specify all needed settings for your wireless network, click the
Wireless network settings
wizard
in the
Wi-Fi
section.
Figure 46.
The page for selecting the operating mode for the wireless network
.
If you are not going to use the wireless connection, select the
Turn off
choice of the
Mode
radio
button. Click the
Next
button and then c
lick the
Save
button on the opened page. After clicking the
Save
button, the quick settings page opens.
If you want to connect portable devices to the Internet via wireless connection, select the
Router
choice of the
Mode
radio button. Click the
Next
button.
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VDSL/Ethernet Router with Wi-Fi
and Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
On the opened page, in the
SSID
field, specify a new name for the network (use digits and Latin
characters).
Figure 47. Page for changing
the name of the wireless LAN
.
Click the
Next
button to continue.
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