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• Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Basic

Wireless Network Name

Also known as the SSID (Service Set Identifier), this is the name of your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). This can be easily changed to establish a new wireless network or to add the router to an existing wireless network.

Schedule

Select a schedule for when the service will be enabled. If you do not see the schedule you need in the list of schedules, go to the Tools --> Schedules screen and create a new schedule.

802.11 Mode

If all of the wireless devices you want to connect to this router can connect in the same transmission mode, you can improve performance slightly by choosing the appropriate Only mode. If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate Mixed mode.

Enable Auto Channel Selection

Enabling Auto Channel Selection let the router can select the best possible channel for your wireless network to operate on.

Wireless Channel

Select a transmission channel for wireless communications. The channel of any wireless device must match the channel selected here in order for the wireless device to access the LAN and WAN via the router.

Transmission (TX) Rates

Select the basic transfer rates based on the speed of wireless adapters on the WLAN (wireless local area network).

Visibility Status

The Invisible option allows you to hide your wireless network. When this option is set to Visible, your wireless network name is broadcast to anyone within the range of your signal. If you are not using encryption then they could connect to your network. When the Invisible mode is enabled, you must enter the Wireless Network Name (SSID) on the wireless client manually to connect to the network.

WMM Enable

Enabling the Wi-Fi Multimedia option will offer wireless networks stabiblity that improves the user experience for audio, video, and voice applications by prioritizing data traffic.

Wireless Security Mode

This screen enables you to set WEP, WPA, WPA2, or WPA-Auto parameters for secure wireless communication. To protect your privacy you can configure wireless security features. This device supports two wireless security modes: WPA-Personal (PSK) and WPA-Enterprise (RADIUS). WPA provides a higher level of security. WPA-Personal does not require an authentication server. The WPA-Enterprise option requires an external RADIUS server.

WEP

WEP is the wireless encryption standard. To use it you must enter the same key(s) into the router and the wireless stations. For 64 bit keys you must enter 10 hex digits into each key box. For 128 bit keys you must enter 26 hex digits into each key box. A hex digit is either a number from 0 to 9 or a letter from A to F. For the most secure use of WEP set the authentication type to Shared Key when WEP is enabled. You may also enter any text string into a WEP key box, in which case it will be converted into a hexadecimal key using the ASCII values of the characters. A maximum of 5 text characters can be entered for 64 bit keys, and a maximum of 13 characters for 128 bit keys. If you choose the WEP security option this device will ONLY operate in Legacy Wireless mode (802.11B/G) . This means you will NOT get 11N performance due to the fact that WEP is not supported by 11N specification.

Example:

64-bit hexadecimal keys are exactly 10 characters in length. (12345678FA is a valid string of 10 characters for 64-bit encryption.)

128-bit hexadecimal keys are exactly 26 characters in length. (456FBCDF123400122225271730 is a valid string of 26 characters for 128-bit encryption.)

64-bit ASCII keys are up to 5 characters in length (DMODE is a valid string of 5 characters for 64-bit encryption.)

128-bit ASCII keys are up to 13 characters in length. 2002HALOSWIN1 is a valid string of 13 characters for 128-bit encryption.)

WPA-Personal

This is what your wireless clients will need in order to communicate to your router. When PSK is selected enter 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters. Be sure to write this passphrase (PSK) down as you will need to enter it on any other wireless devices you are trying to add to your network.

WPA Mode

WPA is the older standard. Select this option if the wireless clients that will be used with the router only support the WPA. WPA2 is the newer implementation of the stronger IEEE 802.11i security standard. With the WPA2 option, the router tries WPA2 first, but falls back to WPA if the wireless client only supports WPA. With the WPA2 Only option, the router associates only with wireless clients that also support WPA2 security.

Group Key Update Interval

The amount of time, before the group key, used for broadcasting and multicasting data has changed.

Pre-Shared Key

The key is entered as a pass-phrase of up to 63 alphanumeric characters in ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) or up to 64 HEX format at both ends of the wireless connection. It cannot be shorter than eight characters, although for proper security it needs to be of ample length and should not be a commonly known phrase. This phrase is used to generate session keys that are unique for each wireless client.

WPA-Enterprise

This option works with a RADIUS Server to authenticate wireless clients. Wireless clients should have established the necessary credentials before attempting to authenticate to the Server through this Gateway. Furthermore, it may be necessary to configure the RADIUS Server to allow this Gateway to authenticate users.

RADIUS Server IP Address:

The IP address of the authentication server.

RADIUS Server Port:

The port number used to connect to the authentication server.

RADIUS Server Shared Secret:

A passphrase must match with the passphrase on the authentication server.

Advanced:

Optional Backup RADIUS Server:

This option enables the configuration of an optional second RADIUS server. A second server can be used as backup for the primary RADIUS server. The second server is consulted only when the primary server is not available or not responding. The fields Second RADIUS Server IP Address, Second RADIUS Server Port, and Second RADIUS Server Shared Secret provide the corresponding parameters for the second RADIUS Server.

Advanced

Transmit Power

You can lower the output power of the router by selecting lower percentage Transmit Power values from the drop-down menu. Your choices are: 100%, 50%, 25%, and 12.5%

Beacon Interval

Enter the beacon interval value in the text box. You can specify a value from 20 to 1000. The default beacon interval value is 100.

Preamble Type

The Preamble Type defines the length of the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) block for communication between the access point and roaming wireless adapters.

Note: Setting the fragmentation threshold value may diminish system performance.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Enable

Enable the Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature.

Lock WPS-PIN Setup

Locking the WPS-PIN Method prevents the settings from being changed by any new external registrar using its PIN. Devices can still be added to the wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup Push Button Configuration (WPS-PIN). It is still possible to change wireless network settings with Manual Wireless Network Setup.

PIN Settings

A PIN is a unique number that can be used to add the router to an existing network or to create a new network. The default PIN may be printed on the bottom of the router. For extra security, a new PIN can be generated. You can restore the default PIN at any time. Only the Administrator ("admin" account) can change or reset the PIN.

PIN

Shows the current value of the router's PIN.

Reset PIN to Default

Restore the default PIN of the router.

Generate New PIN

Create a random number that is a valid PIN. This will become the router's PIN. You can then copy this PIN to the user interface of the registrar.

Add Wireless Station

This Wizard helps you to add wireless devices to the wireless network.

The wizard will either display the wireless network settings to guide you through manual configuration, prompt you to enter the PIN for the device, or ask you to press the configuration button on the device. If the device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and has a configuration button. You can add it to the network by pressing the configuration button on the device and then the on the router within 120 seconds. The status LED on the router will flash three times if the device has been successfully added to the network.

There are several ways to add a wireless device to your network. Access to the wireless network is controlled by a registrar. A registrar only allows devices onto the wireless network if you have entered the PIN, or pressed a special Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the device. The router acts as the registrar for the network, although other devices may act as a registrar as well.

Connect your Wireless Device

Start the wizard.