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7.2.1

Edit More AP

Use this screen to edit an SSID profile. Click the

Edit

icon next to an SSID in the

More AP

screen. The

following screen displays.

Figure 12

Wireless 2.4GHz > More AP: Edit

Table 10

Wireless 2.4GHz > More AP: Edit

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

2.4GHz Wireless

Select

Enable Wireless LAN

to activate the wireless LAN.

Wireless Network

Name (SSID)

Enter a descriptive name for the wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station

cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.

Client Isolation

Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with each

other directly through the Router.

MBSSID/LAN Isolation

Select this to keep the wireless clients in this SSID from communicating with

clients in other SSIDs or wired LAN devices through the Router.

Select both

Client Isolation

and

MBSSID/LAN Isolation

to allow this SSID’s

wireless clients to only connect to the Internet through the Router.

Security Mode

Select the security mode on this wireless network. See

Section 7.1.1 on page 46

through

Section 7.1.3 on page 48

for more details about wireless securit modes.

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7.3

MAC Authentication Screen

Use this screen to configure the Router to give exclusive access to specific devices

(Allow)

or

exclude specific devices from accessing the Router

(Deny)

.

Use this screen to view your Router’s MAC filter settings and add new MAC filter rules. Click

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > MAC Authentication

.

Figure 13

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > MAC Authentication

Table 11

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > MAC Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

SSID

Select the SSID for which you want to configure MAC filter settings.

MAC Restrict

Mode

Define the filter action for the list of MAC addresses in the

MAC Address

table.

Select

Disable

to turn off MAC filtering.

Select

Allow

to permit access to the Router. MAC addresses not listed will be denied

access to the Router.

Select

Deny

to block access to the Router. MAC addresses not listed will be allowed to

access the Router.

Add new MAC

address

Click this and enter a new MAC address entry to add

to the MAC filter list.

MAC Address

This is the MAC addresses of the wireless devices that are allowed or denied access to the

Router.

Modify

Click the

Delete

icon to delete the entry.

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7.4

The WPS Screen

Use this screen to configure WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) on your Router.

WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to

configure security settings manually. Set up each WPS connection between two devices. Both

devices must support WPS.



The Router applies the security settings of the

SSID1

profile (see

Section 7.1 on page 44

). If

you want to use the WPS feature, make sure you have set the security mode of

SSID1

to

WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed or no security.

Click

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WPS

. Select

Enable

and click

Apply

to activate the WPS

function. Then you can configure the WPS settings in this screen.

Figure 14

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WPS

Table 12

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WPS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WPS

Select

Enable

and click

Apply

to activate WPS on the Router.

Add a new device with WPS Method - These fields display after you enable WPS and click

Apply

.

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Method 1 PBC

Use this section to set up a WPS wireless network using Push Button Configuration

(PBC).

WPS

Click this button to add another WPS-enabled wireless device (within wireless range

of the Router) to your wireless network. This button may either be a physical button

on the outside of device, or a menu button similar to the

WPS button

on this screen.

Nota: You must press the other wireless device’s WPS button within two minutes of

pressing this button.

Method 2 PIN

Use this section to set up a WPS wireless network by entering the PIN (Personal

Identification Number) of the client into the Router.

Register

Enter the PIN of the device that you are setting up a WPS connection with and click

Register

to authenticate and add the wireless device to your wireless network.

You can find the PIN either on the outside of the device, or by checking the device’s

settings.

Nota: You must also activate WPS on that device within two minutes to have it

present its PIN to the Router.

AP PIN

The PIN of the Router is shown here. Enter this PIN in the configuration utility of the

device you want to connect to using WPS.

The PIN is not necessary when you use WPS push-button method.

Click the

Generate New PIN

button to have the Router create a new PIN.

Lock Status

This displays

Configured

when the Router has connected to a wireless network using

WPS or

WPS

is enabled and wireless or wireless security settings have been

changed. The current wireless and wireless security settings also appear in the

screen.

This displays

Not Configured

when there is no wireless or wireless security changes

on the Router or you click

Release Configuration

to remove the configured wireless

and wireless security settings.

Release

Configuration

This button is available when the WPS status is

Configured.

Click this button to remove all configured wireless and wireless security settings for

WPS connections on the Router.

802.11 Mode

This is the 802.11 mode used. Only compliant WLAN devices can associate with the

Router.

SSID

This is the name of the wireless network.

Security

This is the type of wireless security employed by the network.

Pre-Shared Key

This is the wireless LAN password.

Table 12

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WPS (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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7.5

The WDS Screen

The

WDS

screen allows you to configure the Router to connect to other APs wirelessly when WDS is

enabled. Configure your WDSlinks between the Router and other wireless APs. You need to know

the MAC address of the peer device. Once the security settings of peer sides match one another,

the connection between devices is made. Click

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WDS

.



WDS security is independent of the security settings between the Router and any wireless

clients.



Not all APs support WDS links. Check your other AP’s documentation.

Figure 15

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WDS

Table 13

Network Setting > Wireless 2.4GHz > WDS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WDS Security

Select the type of the key used to encrypt data between APs. All the wireless APs

(including the Router) must use the same pre-shared key for data transmission.

The option is available only when you set the security mode to

WPA(2)

or

WPA(2)-PSK

in the

Wireless > General

screen.

TKIP

Select this to use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption.

AES

Select this to use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption.

Active

Select this to activate the link between the Router and the peer device to which this

entry refers. When you do not select the check box this link is down.

Remote Bridge

MAC Address

Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format (six

hexadecimal character pairs, for example 12:34:56:78:9a:bc).

PSK

Enter a Pre-Shared Key (PSK).