DSL-6740U

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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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

and Built-in Switch

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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of 158

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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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of 158