TP-Link TL-WR940N Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Mode -

Select the desired mode. The default setting is 11bgn mixed.

11b only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.

11g only -

Select if all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.

11n only-

Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.

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.

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Channel width -

Select any channel width from the pull-down list. The default setting is

automatic, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.

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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.

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Max Tx Rate -

You can limit the maximum tx rate of the Router through this field.

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Enable Wireless Router Radio -

The wireless radio of this Router can be enabled or

disabled to allow wireless stations access.

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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.

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Enable WDS -

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 below. Make sure the following settings are correct

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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.

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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.

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Survey

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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), WPA2-PSK (Pre-Shared Key),

WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key).

Figure 4-16

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Disable Security

-

If you do not want to use wireless security, select this check box, but it’s

strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.

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WEP -

It is based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. If you select this check box, you will find a

notice in red as show in

Figure 4-17

.

Figure 4-17

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Type

-

you can choose the type for the WEP security on the pull-down list. The default

setting is

Automatic

, which can select

Open System

or

Shared Key

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

.

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.

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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 Typ

e

-

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.

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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.

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WPA /WPA2 – Enterprise -

It’s based on Radius Server.

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Version

-

you can choose the version of the WPA security on the pull-down list. The default

setting is

Automatic

, which can select

WPA (

Wi-Fi Protected Access) or

WPA2 (

WPA

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version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.

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Encryption -

You can select either

Automatic

, or

TKIP

or

AES.

)

Note:

If you check the

WPA/WPA2

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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Radius Server IP -

Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.

•

Radius Port -

Enter the port that radius service used.

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Radius Password -

Enter the password for the Radius Server.

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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.

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WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK – Personal (Recommended) -

It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication

type based on pre-shared passphrase.

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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 4-19

.

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Figure 4-19

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PSK Passphrase -

You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to

64 Hexadecimal characters.

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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.

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 Address Filtering function, shown in

Figure 4-20

.

Figure 4-20

Wireless MAC address Filtering

To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click

Enable

. The default setting is

Disable

.

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MAC Address -

The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.

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Status

-

The status of this entry either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

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Description -

A simple description of the wireless station.

To Add a Wireless MAC Address filtering entry, click the

Add New…

button. The "

Add or Modify

Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry"

page will appear, shown in

Figure 4-21

:

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