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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.