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Wireless Settings

This section will help you to manually configure the wireless settings of your router

.

Please note that changes made on this section may also need to be duplicated on your

Wireless Client.

The Wireless Settings page allows you to configure how your router connects to the

Internet. There are several ways to set up your wireless connection.

You can click on the

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

button to start a wizard that

will guide you through setting up your wireless settings.

If you want to manually configure your settings, click the

Manual Wireless Connection

Setup

button and skip to “Manual Wireless Connection Setup” on page 23.

You can also set up a wireless connection to a device automatically,

or configure your router automatically from a

by clicking the

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

button. This is described in “Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 28.

This wizard will guide you through a step-by-step process to configure your D-Link

router’s wireless .

Click

Next

to continue.

Note:

While using the wizard, you can click

Prev

to go back to the previous page or

you can click

Cancel

to close the wizard.

Wireless Connection Setup Wizard

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Enter a name for your wireless network, then click

Next

to continue.

Select a level of wireless security to use, then click

Next

to continue.

If you chose BEST or BETTER

, select whether to use TKIP or AES encryption, then

enter a password to use for your wireless network. It is recommended that you use AES

if your wireless computers and devices support it, as it is more secure. Click

Next

to

continue.

If you chose GOOD

, select whether to use a HEX or ASCII password, then enter a

password to use for your wireless network. If you choose HEX, you will need to enter a

10 or 26 digit password using only hex characters (0-9, A-F). If you choose ASCII, the

password can be up to 5 or 13 alphanumeric characters. Click

Next

to continue.

This completes the Wireless Connection Setup Wizard. Click

Save

to save your changes

and reboot the router.

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Manual Wireless Connection Setup

To set up your wireless connection manually, click

Manual Wireless Connection Setup

.

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Select this checkbox to enable wireless access. When

you set this option, the following parameters take effect.

Also known as the SSID (Service Set Identifier), this

is the name of your Wireless Local Area Network

(WLAN). Enter a name using up to 32 alphanumeric

characters. The SSID is case-sensitive.

B/G mixed:

Enable this mode if your network

contains a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g devices.

N only:

Enable this mode if your network

only has 802.11n devices.

B/G/N mixed:

Enable this mode if you have a mix

of 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b clients.

Enabling this feature will allow the router to scan

for the best channel to use automatically.

A wireless network uses specific channels in the wireless

spectrum to handle communication between clients.

Some channels in your area may experience interference

from other electronic devices. Choose the clearest

channel to help optimize the performance and coverage

of your wireless network, or enable Auto Channel Scan

for the router to automatically select the best channel.

This setting determines whether the SSID will be

Visible

or

Invisible

to wireless clients looking for wireless

networks. Setting this to

Invisible

can increase the

security of your network by hiding it, but clients will need

to manually enter the SSID of your network to connect.

Enable Wireless:

Wireless Network

Name:

802.11 Mode:

Auto Channel Scan:

Wireless Channel:

Visibility Status:

Wireless Settings

This page lets you set up your wireless network and choose a wireless security mode. After modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

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Wireless Security Mode

You can choose from several different wireless security modes. After selecting a mode, the settings for that mode will appear. After

modifying any settings, click

Save Settings

to save your changes.

You can choose from 4 different security modes.

• None:

No security will be used. This setting is

not recommended.

• WEP:

WEP encryption will be used. This setting

is only recommended if your wireless devices

cannot support WPA or WPA2.

• WPA-Personal:

WPA-PSK encryption will be

used. This setting is recommended for most

users.

• WPA-Enterprise:

WPA-EAP encryption will

be used. This setting is only recommended

if you have a RADIUS authentication server.

Otherwise,

WPA-Personal

should be used.

Security Mode: