TP-Link TL-WDR3500 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Figure 4-17

Figure 4-18 Add A New Device

Step 2:

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

Step 3:

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

Step 4:

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

Step 5:

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

II.

Enter the client device’s PIN on the Router

Use this method if your client device does not have the WPS/QSS button, but has a WPS PIN

number.

Step 1:

Keep the default WPS status as

Enabled

and click the

Add device

button in Figure

4-16, then Figure 4-19 will appear.

Figure 4-19 Add A New Device

Step 2:

Enter the PIN number from the client device in the PIN field in Figure 4-19. Then click

Connect

button.

Step 3:

“

Connect successfully

” will appear on the screen of Figure 4-19, which means the

client device has successfully connected to the Router.

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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 WPS screen, shown in

Figure 4-16 (It is also labeled on the bottom of the Router).

Step 2:

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

Step 3:

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

Step 4:

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



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.

4.6.3

Wireless Security

Choose menu “

Wireless 2.4GHz

→

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.

Figure 4-20 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.



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 4-21

.

Figure 4-21 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 4-16.

•

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

radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will

find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-22.

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Figure 4-22 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.



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 4-23.

Figure 4-23 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.

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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.

4.6.4

Wireless MAC Filtering

Choose menu “

Wireless 2.4GHz

→

Wireless MAC Filtering

”, you can control the wireless

access by configuring the

Wireless MAC Filtering

function, shown in Figure 4-24.

Figure 4-24 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:

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