EDIMAX BR6228nS Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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WEP

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a basic encryption type. For a higher

level of security consider using WPA encryption.

Key Length

Select 64

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bit or 128bit. 128

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bit is more secure

than 64

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bit.

Key Format

Choose from “ASCII” (any alphanumerical

character 0

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9, a

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z and A

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Z) or “Hex” (any

characters from 0

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9, a

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f and A

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F).

Encryption Key

Enter your encryption key/password according

to the format you selected above. A complex,

hard

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to

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guess key is recommended. Check the

“Hide” box to hide your password from being

displayed on

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screen.

Enable 802.1x

Authentication

Check the box to enable the 802.1x

authentication. A RADIUS server is required to

perform 802.1x authentication.

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WPA Pre

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Shared Key

WPA pre

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shared key is the recommended and most secure encryption

type.

WPA Unicast

Cipher Suite

Select from WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES) or WPA2

Mixed. WPA2 (AES) is safer than WPA (TKIP),

but not supported by all wireless clients. Please

make sure your wireless client supports your

selection. WPA2 (AES) is recommended

followed by WPA2 Mixed if your client does not

support WPA2 (AES).

Pre

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shared Key

Format

Choose from “Passphrase” (8 – 63

alphanumeric characters) or “Hex” (up to 64

characters from 0

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9, a

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f and A

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F).

Pre

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shared Key

Please enter a key according to the format you

selected above. A complex, hard

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to

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guess key

is recommended. Check the “Hide” box to hide

your password from being displayed on

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screen.

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WPA Radius

WPA RADIUS is a combination of WPA encryption and RADIUS user

authentication. If you have a RADIUS authentication server, you can

authenticate the identity of every wireless client against a user database.

WPA Unicast

Cipher Suite

Select from WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES) or WPA2

Mixed. WPA2 (AES) is safer than WPA (TKIP),

but not supported by all wireless clients. Please

make sure your wireless client supports your

selection. WPA2 (AES) is recommended

followed by WPA2 Mixed if your client does not

support WPA2 (AES).

RADIUS Server IP

address

Input the IP address of the RADIUS

authentication server here.

RADIUS Server Port

Input the port number of the RADIUS

authentication server here. The default value

is 1812.

RADIUS Server

Password

Input the password of the RADIUS

authentication server here.

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Guest

You can setup an additional “Guest” Wi

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Fi network so guest users can enjoy

Wi

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Fi connectivity without accessing your primary network. The “Guest”

screen displays settings for your guest 2.4GHz Wi

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Fi network.

The guest network is separate from your primary 2.4GHz network.

The settings for your primary 2.4GHz network can be found under

“Basic” in the “2.4GHz Wireless” menu.

Enable Guest SSID

Check/uncheck the box to enable/disable the

guest Wi

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Fi network.

Wireless Guest

Name

Enter a reference/ID name for your guest

wireless network.

Enable Wireless

Clients Isolation

Check the box to enable wireless clients

isolation. This prevents wireless clients

connected to the BR

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6228nS V2/nC V2 from

communicating with each other and improves

security. Typically, this function is useful for

corporate environments or public hot spots

and can prevent brute force attacks on clients’

usernames and passwords.

Band

Displays the wireless standard used for the

BR

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6228nS V2/nC V2’s frequency band:

2.4GHz (B+G+N): Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and

802.11n wireless clients to connect to the

BR

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6228nS V2/nC V2.

Channel Number

Channel number for the guest network is the

same as the main SSID and cannot be adjusted

independently.

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Encryption

Please refer to

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Security

for details about security settings.

WPA RADIUS encyrption type is not available for the guest

network.

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