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4. Select
On
for the
Wireless Network
to enable the wireless
function.
5. Assign a unique name containing up to 32 characters for
your
SSID
(Service Set Identifier) network name to identify
your wireless network. Wi-Fi devices can identify and connect
to the wireless network via your assigned SSID. The SSID
information banner are updated on the
Status
page once
new SSIDs are saved to the settings.
6. Select any of these wireless
Mode
options to determine the
types of wireless devices that can connect to your wireless
router:
• 2.4 GHz:
802.11 b/g, 802.11 b/g/n, 802.11 b/g/n/ax
• 5 GHz:
802.11a, 802.11a/n/ac, 802.11a/n/ac/ax
7. From the
Security Mode
dropdown list, select the
authentication method for your wireless security. If you select
WPA-PSK (Pre-shared Key)/WPA2-PSK (with TKIP or AES) as
the authentication method, key in security passkey in the
Network Password
field.
•
Open (risky)
: This option provides no security.
Choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (with TKIP or AES) or mixed
mode as the authentication method to provides strong
security.
•
WPA-PSK (TKIP)
•
WPA-PSK (AES)
•
WPA2-PSK (AES)(Recommended)
•
WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)
•
WPA-WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)
