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Step 2:
Enter the PIN number from the client device in the field on the above WPS screen. Then
click
Connect
button.
Step 3:
Connect successfully
” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-34, which means the client
device has successfully connected to the router.
III. Enter the router’s PIN on your client device
Use this method if your client device asks for the router’s PIN number.
Step 1:
On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup
screen, shown in Figure 4-31 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the router).
Step 2:
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup
process.
Step 3:
When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the router.
Note:
1)
The WPS LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been
successfully added to the network.
2)
The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the router is disabled.
Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.
4.7.3
Wireless Security
Choose menu “
Wireless 5GHz
Wireless Security
”, you can configure the security settings of
your wireless network.
There are five wireless security modes supported by the router: WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal,
WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, and WEP.
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Figure 4-35 Wireless Security
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.
WPA/WPA2-Personal -
It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared
passphrase. The router is configured by this security type by default.
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
radio button and choose
TKIP
encryption, you will
find a notice in red as shown in
Figure 4-36
.
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Figure 4-36 WPA/WPA2 – Personal
PSK Password -
You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to
64 Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code,
which is labeled on the bottom of the router or can be found in Figure 4-31.
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.
WPA /WPA2- Enterprise -
It’s based on Radius Server.
Version
-
you can choose the version of the WPA security on the drop-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
r
adio button and choose
TKIP
encryption, you will
find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-37
.
Figure 4-37 WPA/WPA2 - Enterprise
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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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 4-38.
Figure 4-38 WEP
Type
-
you can choose the type for the WEP security on the drop-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.
Be sure to click the
Save
button to save your settings on this page.
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4.7.4
Wireless MAC Filtering
Choose menu “
Wireless
MAC Filtering
”, you can control the wireless access by configuring
the
Wireless MAC Filtering
function, shown in Figure 4-24.
Figure 4-39 Wireless MAC Filtering
To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click
Enable
. The default setting is
Disabled
.
MAC Address
-
The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
Status
-
The status of this entry, either
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
Description -
A simple description of the wireless station.
To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the
Add New…
button. The "
Add or Modify
Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry
"
page will appear, shown in Figure 4-25:
Figure 4-40 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry
To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions:

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