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protocol.

WPA2/802.1x Only

Accepts only WPA2 clients and the encryption key is

obtained dynamically from RADIUS server with 802.1X

protocol.

Mixed

(WPA+WPA2/802.1

x only)

Accepts WPA and WPA2 clients simultaneously and the

encryption key is obtained dynamically from RADIUS

server with 802.1X protocol.

WPA/PSK

Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be

entered in PSK.

WPA2/PSK

Accepts only WPA2 clients and the encryption key should

be entered in PSK.

Mixed (WPA+

WPA2)/PSK

Accepts WPA and WPA2 clients simultaneously and the

encryption key should be entered in PSK.

Note:

You should also set RADIUS Server simultaneously if

WEP/802.1x Only

,

WPA/802.1x Only, WPA2/802.1x Only

or

Mixed (WPA+WPA2/802.1x only)

is

selected.

3.

For

WPA

encryption, type in 8~63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits

leading by 0x, for example "0123456789ABCD

....

" or "0x321253abcde

.....

" on the

field of

Pre-Shared Key (PSK)

. WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the

radio using the Pre-Shared Key (PSK) which entered from this panel.

4.

As to

WEP

encryption, select 64-bit or 128-bit as the encryption mode. For 64bits

WEP key, type in 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal digitals leading by 0x, for

example, ABCDE or 0x4142434445. And for 128bits WEP key, type in 13 ASCII

characters or 26 hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, for example, ABCDEFGHIJKLM

or 0x4142434445464748494A4B4C4D. Only one WEP key can be selected and

allows user to type in the characters.

5.

Click

OK

to save settings.

Be aware that for the communication, all wireless devices must support the same

encryption bit length and share the same key. If WEP mode is selected, only one of four

preset keys can be selected at one time.

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4. Trouble Shooting

This section will guide you to solve abnormal situations if you cannot access into the

Internet after installing the router and finishing the web configuration. Please follow

sections below to check your basic installation status stage by stage.

¾

Checking if the hardware status is OK or not.

¾

Checking if the network connection settings on your computer are OK or not.

¾

Pinging the router from your computer.

¾

Checking if the ISP settings are OK or not.

¾

Backing to factory default setting if necessary.

If all above stages are done and the router still cannot run normally, it is the time for you

to contact your dealer for advanced help.

4.1 Checking If the Hardware Status Is OK or Not

Follow the steps below to verify the hardware status.

1.

Check the power line and LAN cable connections. Refer to “

2.1 Hardware

Installation”

for details.

2.

Turn on the router. Make sure the

ACT LED

blink once per second and the

correspondent

LAN LED

is bright.

3.

If not, it means that there is something wrong with the hardware status. Simply back

to

“2.1 Hardware Installation”

to execute the hardware installation again. And

then, try again.

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4.2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Your

Computer Is OK or Not

Sometimes the link failure occurs due to the wrong network connection settings. After

trying the above section, if the link is stilled failed, please do the steps listed below to

make sure the network connection settings is OK.

For Windows

±

The example is based on Windows XP. As to the examples for other

operation systems, please refer to the similar steps or find support notes in

www.draytek.com

.

1.

Go to

Control Panel

and then double-click on

Network Connections.

2.

Right-click on

Local Area Connection

and click on

Properties

.

3.

Select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

and then click

Properties

.

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4.

Select

Obtain an IP address automatically

and

Obtain DNS server

address

automatically

.

For MacOs

1.

Double click on the current used MacOs on the desktop.

2.

Open the

Application

folder and get into

Network

.

3.

On the

Network

screen, select

Using DHCP

from the drop down list of Configure

IPv4.

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4.3 Pinging the Router from Your Computer

The default gateway IP address of the router is 192.168.1.1. For some reason, you might

need to use “ping” command to check the link status of the router.

The most important

thing is that the computer will receive a reply from 192.168.1.1.

If not, please check

the IP address of your computer. We suggest you setting the network connection as

get IP

automatically

. (Please refer to the section 4.2) Please follow the steps below to ping the

router correctly.

For Windows

1.

Open the

Command

Prompt window (from

Start menu> Run

).

2.

Type

command

(for Windows 95/98/ME) or

cmd

(for Windows NT/ 2000/XP). The

DOS command dialog will appear.

3.

Type

ping 192.168.1.1

and press [Enter]. It the link is OK, the line of “

Reply from

192.168.1.1:bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255

” will appear.

4.

If the line does not appear, please check the IP address setting of your computer.

For MacOs (Terminal)

1.

Double click on the current used MacOs on the desktop.

2.

Open the

Application

folder and get into

Utilities

.

3.

Double click

Terminal

. The Terminal window will appear.

4.

Type

ping 192.168.1.1

and press [Enter]. It the link is OK, the line of

“64 bytes

from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=xxxx ms

” will appear.