TP-Link TL-WR340G Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Region

- Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region where the

wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the wireless function of

the router in a region other than one of those specified in this field. If your country or region

is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.

The default region is United States. When you select your local region from the pull-down list,

Click the

Save

button

,

then the Note Dialog appears. Click OK.

Figure 3-16 Note Dialog

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Note:

Limited by local law regulations, version for North America does not have region selection option.

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Channel -

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.

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Mode -

Select the desired wireless mode. The options are:

•

54Mbps (802.11g) -

Both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the

router.

•

11Mbps (802.11b) -

Only 802.11b wireless stations can connect to the router.

)

Note:

The default is "54Mbps (802.11g)", which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to

connect to the router.

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Enable Wireless Router Radio -

The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or

disabled to allow wireless stations access. If enabled, wireless stations will be able to

access the router. Otherwise, wireless stations will not be able to access.

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Enable SSID Broadcast -

If you select the

Enable SSID Broadcast

checkbox, the Wireless

Router SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.

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Enable Wireless Security

– The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If

disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is

recommended strongly that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network. The

encryption settings are described below.

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Security Type -

You can select one of the following authentication types:

•

WEP -

Select WEP authentication type based on

802.11 authentications.

•

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

-

Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared

passphrase.

•

WPA /WPA2 -

Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on Radius Server.

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Security Options -

You can select one of the following Securityoptions:

•

When you select

WEP

for authentication type you can select the following

authentication options:

•

Automatic -

Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically

based on the wireless station request.

•

Shared Key -

Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication.

•

Open System -

Select 802.11 Open System authentication.

•

When you select

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

for authentication type you can select

Automatic

,

WPA –PSK

or

WPA2-PSK

as authentication options.

•

When you select

WPA/WPA2

as an authentication type you can select

Automatic

WPA

or

WPA2

as authentication option.

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WEP Key Format -

You can select

ASCII

or

Hexadecimal

format. ASCII Code Format

stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal

format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified

length.

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WEP Key settings -

Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP

key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be

identical on all wireless stations in your network.

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Key Type -

You can select the WEP key length (

64-bit

, or

128-bit,

or

152-bit

) for encryption.

"Disabled" means the WEP key entry is invalid.

•

For

64-bit

encryption

-

You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f,

A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.

•

For

128-bit

encryption

-

You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9,

a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.

•

For

152-bit

encryption

-

You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9,

a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.

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Encryption -

When you select

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

or

WPA/WPA2

for

SecurityType

you can select

Automatic

,

TKIP

or

AES

as

Encryptions.

Figure 3-17 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

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WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Passphrase -

You can enter a WPA or WPA2 passphrase between

8 and 63 characters long.

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Group Key Update Period

-

Specify the group key update interval in seconds. The value

can be either 0 seconds or from 30 seconds and up, 1-29 seconds are not usable figures.

Enter 0 to disable the update.

Figure 3-18 WPA/WPA2

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Radius Server IP

-

Enter the IP address of the Radius Server

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Radius Port -

Enter the port number that the radius service used.

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Radius Password -

Enter the password for the Radius Server.

Be sure to click the

Save

button to save your settings on this page.

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Note:

The router will reboot automatically after you click save.

3.5.2

MAC Filtering

The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks are set on this page, Figure 3-19:

Figure 3-19 Wireless MAC address Filtering

The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the

router, which depend on the station's MAC addresses.

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MAC Address

-

The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access.

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Status

-

The status of this entry either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

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Privilege

-

Select the privileges for this entry.

You may select one of the following

Allow

/

Deny

/

64-bit

/

128-bit

/

152-bit

.

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Description -

A simple description of the wireless station.

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WEP Key

-

Specify a unique WEP key (in Hexadecimal format) to access the router.

To set up an entry, follow these instructions:

First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can access the router or not. If

you desire that the unspecified wireless stations can access the router, please select the radio

button

Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access

,

otherwise, select the radio button

Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in

the list to access

.

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 3-18:

Figure 3-20 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry

To add or modify a MAC Address Filtering entry, follow these instructions:

1.

Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the

MAC Address

field. The format of the MAC

Address

is

XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX

(X

is

any

hexadecimal

digit).

For

example:

00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B.

2.

Enter a simple description of the wireless station in the

Description

field. For example:

Wireless station A.

3.

Privilege

- Select the privileges for this entry, one of

Allow

/

Deny

/

64-bit

/

128-bit

/

152-bit

.

4.

WEP Key - If you select

64-bit

,

128-bit

or

152-bit

in the

Privilege

field, enter any

combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. For example:

2F34D20BE2.

5.

Status

- Select

Enabled

or

Disabled

for this entry on the

Status

pull-down list.

6.

Click the

Save

button to save this entry.

)

Note:

When 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit is selected, WEP Key will be enabled.

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Click the

Modify

in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the

Delete

.

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2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable All

button to make all entries enabled

Click the

Disabled All

button to make all entries disabled.

Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries

Click the

previous page.

For example:

If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00- 07-BE be

able to access the router. The wireless station B with MAC address 00-0A-EB- 00-07-5F not be able

to access the router, and the wireless station C with MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A be able to

access the router when its WEP key is 2F34D20BE2E 54B326C5476586A, while all other wireless

stations cannot access the router, you should configure the

Wireless MAC Address Filtering

list

by following these steps:

1. Click the

Enable

button to enable this function.

2. Select the radio button:

Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list

to access

for

Filtering Rules.

3.

Delete all or disable all entries if there are any entries already.

4. Click the

Add New...

button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-BE in the

MAC

Address

field, enter wireless station A in the

Description

field, select

Allow

in the

Privilege

pull-down list and select

Enabled

in the

Status

pull-down list. Click the

Save

and the

Return

button.

5. Click the

Add New...

button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the

MAC

Address

field, enter wireless station B in the

Description

field, select

Deny

in the

Privilege

pull-down list and select

Enabled

in the

Status

pull-down list. Click the

Save

and the

Return

button.

6. Click the

Add New...

button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-8A in the

MAC

Address

field, enter wireless station C in the

Description

field, select

128-bit

in the

Privilege

pull-down list, enter 2F34D20BE2E54B326C5476586A in the

WEP Key

field and select

Enabled

in the

Status

pull-down list. Click the

Save

and the

Return

button.

The filtering rules that configured should be similar to the following list:

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Note:

If you select the radio button Allow the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to

access for Filtering Rules, the wireless station B will still not be able to access the router, however,

other wireless stations that are not in the list will be able to access the router.

If you enable the function and select the Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in

the list to access for Filtering Rules, and there are not any enable entries in the list, thus, no

wireless stations can access the router.

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