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Figure 3-26 Quick Setup – Wireless Bridge Setting



Wireless Name of Remote AP -

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 Remote AP -

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.

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

Channel -

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel

is set to 6. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference

problems with another nearby access point.



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.

Click

Survey

button on the Wireless Bridge Setting page as shown in Figure 3-26, and then AP

List page will appear as shown in Figure 3-27. 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 3-28.

Figure 3-27 AP List

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Figure 3-28



Note:

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

Remote AP" manually.

2.

The Local Wireless AP Setting page will appear as shown in Figure 3-29. Please confirm

Local Wireless AP Setting, and then click

Next

.

Figure 3-29 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

.

3.

You will see the Network page as shown in Figure 3-30. Please configure the IP parameters of

LAN on this page, and then click

Next

.

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Figure 3-30 Quick Setup – Network



DHCP Server - Enable

or

Disable

the server. If you disable the Server, you must have

another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the IP address of the

computer manually.



IP Address -

Enter the IP address of your system in dotted-decimal notation (factory default:

192.168.0.1).



Subnet Mask -

An address code that determines the size of the network. Normally

255.255.255.0 is used as the subnet mask.



Note:

If you change the IP address, you must use the new IP address to login the system.



Change the login account -

if you select the

YES

radio, you can modify your login user

name and password.



Note:

The new user name and password must not exceed 14 characters in length and must not

include any spaces. Enter the new Password twice to confirm it.

4.

Click the

Next

button. You will then see the page as shown in Figure 3-31. Please click the

Reboot/Finish

button to make your configuration take effect and finish the

Quick Setup

.

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Figure 3-31 Quick Setup – Finish



Note:

You may click the

Save

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

3.2.5

Configuration for Client Mode

When you choose

Client

on

Operation Mode

page in Figure 3-6

, the following steps:

1.

Click

Next

, and then Wireless page will appear as shown in Figure 3-32. On this page, please

confirm all parameters, and then click

Next

.