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Wireless LAN Setup

To view the Wireless Basic settings, click

Wireless

then select

Basic

.

Radio

Enable or disable the wireless radio. If the wireless radio is

disabled, wireless access points are not available.

Mode

Select the wireless operating mode for the router. Two modes

are available: Access Point or Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

mode.

AP (Access Point)

Provides a connection access point for wireless devices.

WDS (Wireless Distribution System)

Allows the wireless network to be expanded using multiple

access points without wired connections.

Click

Apply

to save the settings or

Cancel

to discard changes.

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Access Point Mode

These instructions apply to both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands.

The router by default is already configured in Access Point Mode. For optimum connectivity to a number of different wireless client

devices, it’s recommended that you keep the router in its default wireless settings. You can choose to have the router associate

only with certain iterations (IEEE standards) and by doing so this will either positively or negatively affect the router’s speed and

throughput performance.

Band

Select a wireless standard for the network from the following

options:

•

2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11b)

•

2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11n)

•

2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11b/g)

•

2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11g)

•

2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.11b/g/n)

•

5 GHz (IEEE 802.11a)

•

5 GHz (IEEE 802.11n)

•

5 GHz (IEEE 802.11a/n)

Enable SSID#

Select the number of wireless groups, between one and four,

available on the network.

SSID[#]

Enter the name of the wireless network(s).

Auto Channel

Enable or disable having the router automatically select a

channel for the wireless network. Auto Channel is enabled by

default. Select disable to manually assign a specific channel.

(Default = Disable)

Check Channel Time

When Auto Channel is enabled, select a time period that the

system checks the appropriate channel for the router.

Channel

When Auto Channel is disabled, select a channel to assign to

the wireless network. Valid values are from one to eleven in

the US and one to thirteen in the EU.

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Wireless Distribution System Mode

Configuring the router’s wireless settings for WDS (Wireless Distribution System) mode.

Channel

Select a channel to assign to the wireless network. Valid values

are from one to eleven in the US and one to thirteen in the EU.

MAC Address [#]

Enter the MAC address(es) for the wireless access point(s)

that are part of the WDS.

WDS Data Rate

Select the data rate for the WDS.

Set Security

Click Set Security to set up the WDS security settings screen.

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WDS Security Settings Screen

Selecting the type of WDS encryption (Disable, WEP or WPA Pre-

Shared Key) for the wireless network.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

Key Length

Select between 64-bit and 128-encryption.

Key Format

Select the type of characters used for the WEP Key: ASCII

(5 characters) or Hexadecimal (10 characters).

Default Key

Select the default encryption key for wireless transactions.

Encryption Key [#]

Enter the encryption key(s) used to encrypt the data packets

during data transmission.

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Chapter 5

Wireless Encryption