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300M Wireless N Router
RNX-N300RT
User Manual
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Enable Wireless Router Radio -
The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled
or disabled to allow wireless stations access.
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Enable SSID Broadcast -
When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless
networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you
select the
Enable SSID Broadcast
checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its
name (SSID) on the air.
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Enable WDS -
Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can
bridge two or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the
following parameters as shown in Figure 4-17. Make sure the following settings are
correct
Figure 4-17
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SSID(to be bridged)
- The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as a
client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.
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BSSID(to be bridged)
- The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to connect to as
a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.
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Search
- Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
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Key type
- This option should be chosen according to the AP's security
configuration.It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's
security type
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User Manual
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WEP Index
- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or
WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.
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Auth Type
- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or
WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.
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Password
- If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to
fill the password in this blank.
4.6.2 Wireless Security
Choose menu “
Wireless
→
Wireless Security
”, you can configure the security settings of
your wireless network.
There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA-PSK
(Pre-Shared Key), WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).
Figure 4-18 Wireless Security
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300M Wireless N Router
RNX-N300RT
User Manual
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Disable Security -
If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button.
But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable
security.
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WEP -
It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you check this radio button, you will
find a notice in red as show in Figure 4-19.
Figure 4-19
•
Type
-
you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The
default setting is
Automatic
, which can select
Shared Key
or
Open System
authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and
request.
•
WEP Key Format -
Hexadecimal
and
ASCII
formats are provided here.
Hexadecimal
format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f,
A-F) in the specified length.
ASCII
format stands for any combination of keyboard
characters in the specified length.
•
WEP Key
-
Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP
key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in
your network.
•
Key Type
-
You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for
encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.
64-bit -
You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero
key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.
128-bit -
You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F,
zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.
152-bit -
You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F,
zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.
)
Note:
If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have
selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
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User Manual
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WPA /WPA2-Enterprise -
It’s based on Radius Server.
•
Version
-
you can choose the version of the WPA security on the pull-down list.
The default setting is
Automatic
, which can select
WPA (
Wi-Fi Protected Access)
or
WPA2 (
WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability
and request.
•
Encryption -
You can select either
Automatic
, or
TKIP
or
AES.
)
Note:
If you check the
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you
will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-20
Figure 4-20
•
Radius Server IP -
Enter the IP address of the Radius server.
•
Radius Port -
Enter the port number of the Radius server.
•
Radius Password -
Enter the password for the Radius server.
•
Group Key Update Period -
Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The
value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.
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WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK -
It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on
pre-shared passphrase.
•
Version
-
you can choose the version of the WPA-PSK security on the drop-down
list. The default setting is
Automatic
, which can select
WPA-PSK
(Pre-shared key
of WPA) or
WPA2-PSK
(Pre-shared key of WPA) automatically based on the
wireless station's capability and request.
•
Encryption
-
When
WPA-PSK
or
WPA
is set as the Authentication Type, you can
select either
Automatic
, or
TKIP
or
AES
as Encryption.
)
Note:
If you check the
WPA /WPA2-Personal
（
Recommended
）
radio button and choose TKIP
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User Manual
encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-21.
Figure 4-21
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PSK Passphrase -
You can enter a Passphrase between 8 and 63 characters.
•
Group Key Update Period -
Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The
value should be 30 or above. Enter 0 to disable the update.
Be sure to click the
Save
button to save your settings on this page.
4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering
Choose menu “
Wireless
→
MAC Filtering
”, you can control the wireless access by
configuring the
Wireless MAC Filtering
function, shown in Figure 4-22
.
Figure 4-22
Wireless MAC Filtering
To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click
Enable
. The default setting is
Disable
.
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MAC Address
-
The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
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Status
-
The status of this entry, either
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
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