Rosewill RNX-N300RT Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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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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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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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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WPA /WPA2-Enterprise -

It’s based on Radius Server.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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