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300Mbps Wireless N Router User Guide
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When you select your local region from the drop-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.
Mode -
Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.
11bg mixed -
Select if you are using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients.
11bgn mixed -
Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients.
Select the desired wireless mode. When 802.11g mode is selected, only 802.11g wireless
stations can connect to the Router. When 802.11n mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless
stations can connect to the AP. It is strongly recommended that you set the Mode to
802.11b&g&n
, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to
the Router.
Channel Width -
Select the channel width from the drop-down list
.
The default setting is
automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.
Note:
If
11b only
,
11g only
, or
11bg mixed
is selected in the
Mode
field, the
Channel Width
selecting field will turn grey and the value will become 20M, which is unable to be changed.
Channel -
This field determines which operating frequency will be used. The default channel
is set to
Auto
, so the AP will choose the best channel automatically. It is not necessary to
change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby
access point.
Enable Wireless Router Radio -
The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or
disabled to allow wireless stations to access. The wireless radio can only be enabled or
disabled by using the WIFI ON/OFF switch on the device.
Enable SSID Broadcast -
When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks
to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. If you select the
Enable
SSID Broadcast
checkbox, the Wireless Router will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
Enable WDS Bridging -
Check this box to enable WDS. With this function, the Router can
bridge two or more Wlans. If this checkbox is selected, you will have to set the following
parameters as shown in Figure 4-16. Make sure the following settings are correct.
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Figure 4-16
SSID(to be bridged)
- 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.
BSSID(to be bridged)
- 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 search the AP which runs in the current channel.
Key type
- 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
WEP Index
- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or
WEP(HEX).It indicates the index of the WEP key.
Auth Type
- This option should be chosen if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or
WEP(HEX).It indicates the authorization type of the Root AP.
Password
- If the AP your Router is going to connect needs password, you need to fill
the password in this blank.
4.6.2 Wireless Security
Choose menu “
Wireless
→
Wireless Security
”, you can configure the security settings of your
wireless network.
There are five wireless security modes supported by the Router: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy),
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key),
WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).
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Figure 4-17 Wireless Security
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-PSK/WPA2-PSK – Personal (Recommended) -
It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication
type based on pre-shared passphrase.
•
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-PSK/WPA2-PSK – Personal (Recommended)
radio button and
choose TKIP encryption, you will find a notice in red as shown in
Figure 4-18
.
Figure 4-18
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•
PSK Passphrase -
You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to
64 Hexadecimal characters.
•
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 4-19.
Figure 4-19
•
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 4-20.
Figure 4-20
•
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.
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•
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.
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.
4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering
Choose menu “
Wireless
→
MAC Filtering
”, you can control the wireless access by configuring
the
Wireless MAC Filtering
function, shown in Figure 4-21.
Figure 4-21
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.

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