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Figure 4-15

Wireless Settings

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SSID -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all

wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX(XXXXXX indicates

the last unique six characters of each Router’s MAC address), but it is recommended

strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is

case-sensitive. For example,

TP-LINK

is NOT the same as

tp-link

.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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 Bridges

– If you select the

Enable Bridges

checkbox, you can input MAC address

of other APs to communicate with them wirelessly in Bridge mode.

•

MAC of AP (1-6): Input the MAC address of the AP which you want to communicate with.

There are six entries can be configured.

The APs can communicate with each other in Bridge mode unless they know each other’s

MAC address. For example, if the router whose MAC address is 00-13-56-A8-9E-1A wants

to communicate with an AP whose MAC address is 00-13-56-A8-9E-1B in Bridge mode, you

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should do as following:

1.

Select

Enable Bridges

and input 00-13-56-A8-9E-1B as following screen shown.

2.

Access the AP's Web-based utility and configure the AP under Bridge mode, then input

00-13-56-A8-9E-1A in corresponding Blank.

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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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Authentication 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

pass phrase.

•

WPA /WPA2 -

Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on Radius Server.

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Authentication Options -

You can select one of the following authentication options:

•

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 authentications.

•

Open System -

Select 802.11 Open System authentications.

•

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

Authentication

Type

you can select

Automatic

,

TKIP

or

AES

as

Encryptions.

Figure 4-16

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.

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Figure 4-17

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

.

4.5.2 MAC Filtering

The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks is set on this page, Figure 4-18:

Figure 4-18

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

.