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3.

WPA-PSK

WPA-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a separate server for authentication. PSK keys

can be ASCII or Hex type.

Figure 4-79

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WPA Pre-Shared Key:

Enter the key shared by the Router and your other network devices. It

must have 8-63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits.

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Click here to display:

Click it to show you the WPA Pre-Shared Key.

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Configure WPA-PSK settings

1. Select

WPA-PSK

. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings as the picture show

above.

2.

WPA-PSK requires a shared key. Type the key in the space provided. PSK keys can be ASCII

or Hex type.

3.

Change the Group Key Interval as desired or use the default setting.

4. Click

Save/Apply

to save the new configuration.

Figure 4-80

)

Note:

If you click the option “Click here to display”, the Figure 4-81 will pop-up, and it shows the

password you have set.

Figure 4-81

4.

WPA2

To configure WPA2 settings, select the WPA2 option from the drop-down list. The menu will

change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of these settings are similar to WPA settings.

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Figure 4-82

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WPA2 Preauthentication:

Select Enable from the drop-down list, Stations will authenticate

with the AP during the scanning process, and once association is required, the station has

been already authenticated.

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Network Re-auth Interval:

Enter a value in seconds as the frequency interval to enable

periodic Network Re-authentication function, while leave it blank or enter “0” to disable it.

5.

WPA2-PSK

To configure WPA2-PSK settings, select the WPA2-PSK option from the drop-down list. The menu

will change to offer the appropriate settings. WPA2-PSK requires a shared key and does not use a

separate server for authentication. PSK keys can be ASCII or Hex type.

Figure 4-83

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6.

Mixed WPA2/WPA

To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA option from the drop-down

list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps to these settings are similar

to those for WPA-PSK.

Figure 4-84

7.

Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK

To configure Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK settings, select the Mixed WPA2/WPA-PSK option from the

drop-down list. The menu will change to offer the appropriate settings. The steps of this setting are

the same with WPA-PSK.

Figure 4-85

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4.5.3 MAC Filter

Choose “

Wireless

”

Æ

”

MAC Filter

”, you will see the screen of

Wireless--MAC

Filter

settings

shown as below.

Figure 4-86

Wireless access can be filtered by using the MAC addresses of the wireless devices transmitting

within your network’s RADIUS. To filter wireless users by MAC Address, either permitting or

blocking access. If you do not wish to filter users by MAC Address, select Disabled.

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Disabled:

Select this option to disable MAC Filter function.

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Allow:

Select this option to enable MAC Filter function that allow wireless access by the

devices listed on this screen.

¾

Deny:

Select this option to enable MAC Filter function that block wireless access from the

devices listed on this screen.

¾

Add:

Click this button to add the MAC Address.

¾

Remove:

Select the item of the MAC Address and click this button to remove it.

When you click the

Add

button, the pop-up picture shown below, and then you can type the MAC

Address in the

MAC Address

field.

)

Note:

The form of MAC Address must be “

xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

”, like “

00:13:0A:55:FF:09

”.

Figure 4-87

When you finished making changes to the MAC Filter List screen, click

Save/Apply

to save the

changes.

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