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• 802.11ac/n mixed (5Ghz): Select if you are using both 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless

clients.

• 802.11a/n/ac mixed (5Ghz): Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 802.11n and

802.11ac wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you select 11a/n/ac mixed.

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.

¾

To change the security option:

1°

Go to

Advanced

>

Wireless

>

Wireless Settings

page.

2°

Select the wireless network

2.4GHz

or

5GHz

.

3°

Select an option from the

Security

drop-down list. The router provides four options,

None, WPA/WPA2 Personal (Recommended), WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WEP. WPA2

uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. We recommend you

don’t change the default settings unless necessary.

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Use WPS for Wireless Connection

You can use WPS feature to add a new wireless device to your existing network quickly.

Method 1 Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button

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

1°

Press the WPS/RESET button on the back panel of the router for 1 second.

2°

Press the WPS button of the client device directly.

3°

The WPS LED flashes for about two minutes during the WPS process.

4°

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

Method 2 Enter the client device’s PIN on the router

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the router.

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2°

Go to

Advanced

>

Wireless

>

WPS

page. Select the wireless network 2.4GHz or 5GHz

according to your wireless client.

3°

Keep the default WPS status as Enabled and select the

PIN Code

radio button.

4°

Enter the client device’s PIN in the field on the above WPS screen. Then click the

Connect

button.

5°

Connect successfully

will appear on the above screen, which means the client

device has successfully connected to the router.

Method 3

Enter the router’s PIN on your client device

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

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2°

Go to

Advanced

>

Wireless

>

WPS

page. Select the wireless network 2.4GHz or

5GHz according to your wireless client.

3°

Keep the Router’s PIN status as enabled. Take a note of the Current PIN of the router.

You can also click the

Generate

button to get a new PIN.

4°

On the client device, enter the router’s PIN. (The default PIN is also labeled on the

bottom of the router.)

5°

The WPS LED flashes for about two minutes during the WPS process.

6°

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

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1. The WPS LED on the router will light on for no more than 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.

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Schedule Your Wireless Function

You can automatically turn off your wireless network (both 2.4GHz and 5GHz) at time

when you do not need the wireless connection.

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2°

Go to

Advanced

>

Wireless

>

Wireless Schedule

page.

3°

Select the 2.4GHz wireless network to configure. Toggle on the button to enable

the Wireless Schedule feature.

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4°

Set the time. Drag the mouse to cover the time area and click

Save

to make the

settings effective. The selected time will be in green

5°

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set time for 5GHz wireless network.

Note:

1. Please make sure that the time of the router is correct before using this function. For more details, refer to

Set

System Time

.

2.

If you just set time for one wireless band, the other wireless band is still always on, so set time for both of the two

bands to schedule your whole wireless network.

3. The wireless LED will turn off if both wireless networks are disabled.

4. The wireless network will be automatically turned on after the time period you set.

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View Wireless Information

¾

To view the detailed wireless network settings:

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2°

Go to

Advanced

>

Status

page. You can see the

Wireless

box.

3°

Select 2.4GHz or 5GHz to view the wireless details.

Tips:

You can also see the wrieless details by clicking the router icon on

Basic

>

Network Map

.

¾

To view the detailed information of the connected wireless clients:

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2°

Go to

Advanced

>

Wireless

>

Statistics

page.

3°

You can view the detailed information of the wireless clients, including its connected

wireless band and security option as well as the packets transmitted.

Tips:

You can also see the wrieless details by clicking the wireless clients icon on

Basic

>

Network Map

.

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Advanced Wireless Settings

Advanced wireless settings are for those have a network concept. If you are not familiar

with the settings on this page, it’s strongly recommended that you keep the provided

default values; otherwise it may result in lower wireless network performance.

1°

Visit

http://tplinkmodem.net

, and log in with the password you set for the router.

2°

Go to

Advanced

>

Wireless

>

Advanced Settings

page.

•

Beacon Interval:

Enter a value between 25 and 1000 in milliseconds to determine the

duration between which beacon packets are broadcasted by the router to synchronize

the wireless network. The default is 100 milliseconds.

•

RTS Threshold:

Enter a value between 1 and 2346 to determine the packet size of

data transmission through the router. By default, the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold

size is 2346. If the packet size is greater than the preset threshold, the router sends

Request to Send frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending

of a data frame, or else the packet will be sent immediately.

•

DTIM Interval:

Enter a value between 1 and 255 to determine the interval of the

Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). 1 indicates the DTIM Interval is the same

as

Beacon Interval

.

•

Group Key Update Period:

Enter the number of seconds (minimum 30) to control the

time interval for the encryption key automatic renewal. The default is 0, indicating no

key renewal.

•

Enable WMM:

This feature guarantees the packets with high-priority messages being

transmitted preferentially. WMM is enabled compulsively under 802.11n or 802.11ac

mode. It is strongly recommended to enable WMM.

•

Enable Short GI:

This feature is enabled by default and recommended to increase the

data capacity by reducing the Guard Interval (GI) time.