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AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

11g only:

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

11n only:

Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

11bg mixed:

Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.

11bgn mixed:

Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.

When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless stations can be connected to the

modem router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless stations can connect

to the modem router. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to

802.11bgn mixed

and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the modem router.



Channel:

Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down list. This field determines

which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel

unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.



Channel Width:

Select the channel width from the drop-down list

The default setting is

automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.



Note:

11b only

11g only

, or

11bg mixed

is selected in the

Mode

field, the

Channel Width

selecting

field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.



Enable SSID Broadcast:

When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to

associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the modem router. If this checkbox is

selected, the wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.



Enable WDS:

With this function, the modem router can bridge two or more Wlans. If this

checkbox is selected, you will need to set the following parameters as shown in the figure

below. Make sure the following settings are correct.



SSID (to be bridged):

The SSID of the AP your modem router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.



BSSID (to be bridged):

The BSSID of the AP your modem router is going to connect to as a

client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.



Scan:

Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.



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



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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

Authentication 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.



Password

If the AP your modem router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill

the password in this blank.

Click

Save

to save your settings.

4.8.2

WPS Settings

This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by

WPS

(also called

QSS

)

function.

a).

Choose menu “

WPS Settings

”, and you will see the next screen (shown in Figure 4-32).

Figure 4-32



WPS:

Enable or disable the WPS function here.



Current PIN:

The current value of the modem router's PIN is displayed here.



Restore PIN:

Restore the PIN of the modem router to its default.



Generate New PIN:

Click this button to get a new random PIN code. You can ensure the

network security by generating a new PIN.



Add device:

You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this

button.

b).

To add a new device:

If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless

connection between wireless adapter and modem router using either Push Button Configuration

(PBC) method or PIN method.



Note:

To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of

the new device for WPS function meanwhile.

Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button

Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button.

Step 1:

Press the WPS button on the back panel of the modem router, as shown in the following

figure.

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You can also keep the default WPS Status as

Enabled

and click the

Add device

button in Figure

4-32, then Choose “

Press the button of the new device in two minutes

” and click

Connect

(Shown in the following figure)

Figure 4-33

Step 2:

Press and hold the WPS button of the client device directly.

Step 3:

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup

process.

Step 4:

When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the modem

router.

Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions.

II.

Enter the client device’s PIN on the modem router

Use this method if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number.

Step 1:

Keep the default WPS Status as

Enabled

and click the

Add device

button in Figure

4-32, then the following screen will appear.

Figure 4-34

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 modem router.

III. Enter the modem router’s PIN on your client device

Use this method if your client device asks for the modem router’s PIN number.

Step 1:

On the client device, enter the PIN number listed on the modem router’s Wi-Fi Protected

Setup screen. (It is also labeled on the bottom of the modem router.)

Step 2:

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes for two minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected

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Setup process.

Step 3:

When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the modem

router.

Step 4:

Refer back to your client device or its documentation for further instructions.



Note:

The WPS LED on the modem router will light green for five minutes if the device has been

successfully added to the network.

The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the modem router is

disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.

4.8.3

Wireless Security

Choose menu “

Wireless 2.4GHz

”



”

Wireless Security

”, you can configure the security settings

of your wireless network.

There are three wireless security modes supported by the modem router: WPA/WPA2 – Personal,

WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).

Figure 4-35



Disable Wireless Security:

If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio

button. But it’s strongly recommended to choose one of the below modes to ensure security.



WPA/WPA2-Personal:

It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared

passphrase. It is chosen by default.



Authentication Type:

You can choose the type for the WPA/WPA2-Personal security on

the drop-down list. The default setting is

Auto

, which can select

WPA-PSK

WPA2-PSK

authentication type automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

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

Encryption:

You can select

Auto

TKIP

AES

as Encryption.



Wireless 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 modem router or can be found in Figure 4-32.



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.



Authentication Type

Authentication Type:

You can choose the type for the

WPA/WPA2-Personal security on the drop-down list. The default setting is

Auto

, which can

select

WPA-PSK

WPA2-PSK

authentication type automatically based on the wireless

station's capability and request.



Encryption:

You can select

Auto

TKIP

AES

as Encryption.



RADIUS Server IP:

Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.



RADIUS Server Port:

Enter the port that radius service used.



RADIUS Server 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.



WEP:

It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard.



Authentication Type:

You can choose the type for the WPA/WPA2-Personal security on

the drop-down list. The default setting is

Auto

, which can select

WPA-PSK

WPA2-PSK

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.

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