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

Wireless Name of WISP Station

（

SSID

）

-

The SSID of the AP your Router is going to connect

to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the SSID to join.



MAC Address of WISP Station

（

BSSID

）

-

The BSSID of the AP your Router is going to

connect to as a client. You can also use the search function to select the BSSID to join.



Survey -

Click this button, you can survey the AP which runs in the current channel.



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.

When you select your local region from the pull-down list, click the

Save

button

,

then the

Note Dialog appears. Click

OK

.

Note Dialog



Note:

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



Wireless Security Mode -

This option should be chosen according to the AP's security

configuration. It is recommended that the security type is the same as your AP's security type.



Wireless Password -

If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to

fill the password in this blank.

Click

Survey

button on the Wireless page as shown in Figure 3-10, and then AP List page will

appear as shown in Figure 3-11. Find the SSID of the Access Point you want to access, and click

Connect

in the corresponding row. For example, the first item is selected. The target network’s

SSID will be automatically filled into the corresponding box which is shown as the Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-11 AP List

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Figure 3-12



Note:

If you know the SSID of the desired AP, you can also input it into the field "Wireless Name of

WISP Station" manually.

4.

Click the

Next

button in Figure 3-12, the Local Wireless AP Setting page will appear as below.

Figure 3-13 Local Wireless AP Setting



Local Wireless Name -

Enter a string of up to 32 characters. The same Name (SSID) must

be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is set to be

TP-LINK

_xxxxxx

(xxxxxx indicates the last unique six characters of each Device's MAC address),

which can ensure your wireless network security. But it is recommended strongly that you

change your networks name (SSID) to a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For

example,

MYSSID

is NOT the same as

MySsid

.

5.

Click the

Next

button in Figure 3-13. You will then see the page as shown in Figure 3-14.

Please click the

Reboot

button to make your configuration take effect and finish the

Quick

Setup

.

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Figure 3-14 Finish



Note:

You may click the

Save

button to save these settings as a text file for future reference.

3.2.2

Configuration for Router Mode

When you choose

Router

on

Operation Mode

page as shown in Figure 3-6

, take the following

steps:

1.

Click

Next

, and then

WAN Connection Type

page will appear as shown in Figure 3-15.

Figure 3-15

WAN Connection Type

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The Router provides

Auto-Detect

function and supports three popular ways

Dynamic IP

,

PPPoE

and

Static IP

to connect to the Internet. It’s recommended that you make use of the

Auto-Detect

function. If you are sure of what kind of connection type your ISP provides, you

can select the very type and click

Next

to continue configuring.

2.

If you select

Auto-Detect

, the Router will automatically detect the connection type your ISP

provides. Make sure the cable is securely plugged into the WAN port before detection. The

appropriate configuration page will be displayed when an active Internet service is

successfully detected by the Router.

1) If the connection type detected is

Dynamic IP

, the next screen will appear as shown in

Figure 3-16.

MAC Clone

is necessary for most users using Cable Modem. It's highly

recommended to do this on the

MAIN COMPUTER

that was originally connected to your

Cable Modem.

Figure 3-16

MAC Clone

2)

If the connection type detected is

PPPoE

, the next screen will appear as shown in Figure

3-17.

Figure 3-17

Quick Setup - PPPoE

3) If the connection type detected is

Static IP

, the next screen will appear as shown in

Figure 3-18.

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Figure 3-18

Quick Setup - Static IP

3.

Click

Next

to continue, the Wireless settings page will appear as shown in Figure 3-19.

Figure 3-19

Quick Setup – Wireless



Wireless Network Name (SSID) -

Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same

name of SSID (Service Set Identification) must be assigned to all wireless devices in

your network. Considering your wireless network security, the default SSID is set to be

(XXXXXX indicates the last unique six numbers of each Router’s MAC address). This

value is case-sensitive. For example,

TEST

is NOT the same as

test

.



Wireless Security Mode -

You can select one of the following security options:



Most Secure(WPA/WPA2-PSK) -

Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase.



Secure

（

WEP

）

-

Select WEP based on none pre-shared passphrase.



No Security -

The wireless security function is disabled. The wireless stations will

be able to connect the Device without encryption.



Wireless Password -

Enter an 8 to 63 character alphanumeric pass-phrase. For good

security it should be of enough length and should not be a commonly known phrase.

These settings are only for basic wireless parameters. For advanced settings, please refer to

Section 4.7 Wireless.

4.

Click the

Next

button. You will see the page as shown in Figure 3-20. Please click the

Reboot/Finish

button to make your configuration take effect and finish the

Quick Setup

.