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Multi-Function Gigabit Wireless-N Client Bridge             

 

 

                      Version 2.0 

 

 

 3 

 

3.2.4.5.6

 

WPS

 

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P

ROTECTED 

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ETUP

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3.2.4.5.7

 

C

LIENT 

L

IST

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3.2.4.5.8

 

WMM

 

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IRELESS 

M

ULTIMEDIA

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3.3

 

N

ETWORK

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3.3.1

 

S

TATUS

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3.3.2

 

LAN

 

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DHCP

 

C

LIENT

,

 

S

ERVER

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3.4

 

 

M

ANAGEMENT

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3.4.1

 

A

DMIN

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3.4.2

 

SNMP ................................................................................................................................... 51

 

3.4.3

 

F

IRMWARE 

U

PGRADE

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3.4.4

 

R

ESTORE TO 

F

ACTORY 

D

EFAULT

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3.4.5

 

B

ACKUP 

S

ETTINGS

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3.4.6

 

R

ESTORE 

S

ETTINGS

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3.4.7

 

R

EST

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3.5

 

T

OOLS

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3.5.1

 

T

IME 

S

ETTING

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3.5.2

 

D

IAGNOSIS

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APPEDIX A – SPECIFICATIOS ......................................................................................................... 58

 

H

ARDWARE 

S

UMMARY

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R

ADIO 

S

PECIFICATIONS

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S

OFTWARE 

F

EATURES

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M

ANAGEMENT

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E

NVIRONMENT 

&

 

P

HYSICAL

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APPEDIX B – FCC ITERFERECE STATEMET ........................................................................ 61

 

APPEDIX C – IC ITERFERECE STATEMET............................................................................ 62

 

IDEX ......................................................................................................................................................... 63

 

 

 
 

Summary of Contents for ECB9500

Page 1: ...11N Wireless Gigabit Multi Function Client Bridge ECB9500 User s Manual Version 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...1 SECURITY DISABLED 21 3 2 4 2 4 2 WEP WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY 22 3 2 4 2 4 3 WPA WI FI PROTECTED ACCESS PRE SHARED KEY 24 3 2 4 2 4 4 WPA RADIUS 802 1X 25 3 2 4 2 5 FILTER 26 3 2 4 2 6 WPS WI FI PROTECTED SETUP 27 3 2 4 2 7 CLIENT LIST 28 3 2 4 2 8 VLAN 28 3 2 4 2 9 WMM WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA 29 3 2 4 3 CLIENT BRIDGE OPERATING MODE 30 3 2 4 3 1 STATUS 30 3 2 4 3 2 BASIC 30 3 2 4 3 3 ADVANCED 32 3 2...

Page 3: ...ENT 51 3 4 1 ADMIN 51 3 4 2 SNMP 51 3 4 3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 52 3 4 4 RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT 53 3 4 5 BACKUP SETTINGS 54 3 4 6 RESTORE SETTINGS 54 3 4 7 REST 55 3 5 TOOLS 55 3 5 1 TIME SETTING 56 3 5 2 DIAGNOSIS 56 APPE DIX A SPECIFICATIO S 58 HARDWARE SUMMARY 58 RADIO SPECIFICATIONS 58 SOFTWARE FEATURES 59 MANAGEMENT 59 ENVIRONMENT PHYSICAL 60 APPE DIX B FCC I TERFERE CE STATEME T 61 APPE DIX C...

Page 4: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 2 0 4 Revision History Version Date Notes 1 0 December 12 2008 Initial Version 2 0 Sep 2009 ...

Page 5: ...e speed and QoS function of 802 11n draft2 0 makes it ideal for media centric applications like streaming video gaming and VoIP telephony It is designed to run multiple media intense data streams through the network at the same time with no degradation in performance This chapter describes the features benefits package contents applications and network configuration 1 1 Features and Benefits Featu...

Page 6: ...ia ISP service authentication Power over Ethernet IEEE802 3af Flexible Access Point locations and cost savings Keep personal setting Keep the latest setting when firmware upgrade SNMP Remote Configuration Management Help administrators to remotely configure or manage the Access Point easily QoS WMM support Allow administrators to control connection bandwidth and quality based on various rules WPS ...

Page 7: ...device PC AT compatible computer with a Ethernet interface Operating system that supports HTTP web browser 1 5 Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient The following list describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs a Difficult to wire environments There are many situations where wires cannot be laid...

Page 8: ... to create a wireless network it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network configurations The wireless LAN products can be configured as a Ad hoc or peer to peer for departmental or SOHO LANs b Infrastructure for enterprise LANs a Ad hoc peer to peer Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wir...

Page 9: ...port of the device and the other end into you cable DSL modem Internet 4 Insert the DC inlet of the power adapter into the port labeled DC IN and the other end into the power socket on the wall This diagram depicts the hardware configuration 2 2 IP Address Configuration This device can be configured as a Bridge Router or Access Point The default IP address of the device is 192 168 1 2 In Client Br...

Page 10: ...he device through the web browser enter the IP address of the Bridge default 192 168 1 2 into the address bar of the web browser and press Enter Make sure that the device and your computers are configured on the same subnet Refer to Chapter 2 in order to configure the IP address of your computer After connecting to the IP address the web browser will display the login page Enter admin for both the...

Page 11: ...ve restore backup and device reset 5 Tools Displays the time zone power saving and diagnostics 6 Logout To logout the system Need to open up a new browser window in order to login again 3 2 System Click on the System link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see five options Operation Mode Status Schedule Event Log and Monitor Each option is described in detail below I ...

Page 12: ...ayed in the LAN section In the WLAN section the frequency channel is displayed Since this device supports multiple SSIDs the details of each SSID such as ESSID and its security settings are displayed in the SSID_ section 3 2 2 Schedule Click on the Schedule link in the navigation menu Prior to setting schedule time zone must be set in the Tools menu Schedules can be created to specify the occasion...

Page 13: ... of Day Place a check in the All Day box if you would like the schedule to be active for 24 hours If you do not use the 24 hours option you may specify a start time and end time Click on the Apply button to add this schedule into the list 3 2 3 Event Log Click on the Event Log link on the navigation menu The device automatically records important events in its internal memory Order records will be...

Page 14: ...utton to clear the log on the screen Refresh Click on the Refresh button to refresh the log 3 2 4 Monitor Click on the Monitor link in the navigation drop down menu This page displays the transmitted and received packet statistics of the wired LAN WAN and wireless interface You may change the auto refresh time by selecting the number of seconds from the drop down list ...

Page 15: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 2 0 15 Click to view the history records ...

Page 16: ...es offers different features In order to switch the operating mode select it from the System Operation Mode A dialog box will appear to notify you that the system will restart in order for the change to take effect Click on the OK button to continue Please wait while the device counts down and restarts into the new operating mode ...

Page 17: ...ch of the operating modes is described in detail in this chapter Refer to the following sections for each operating mode o 3 2 4 2 Access Point Operating Mode o 3 2 4 3 Client Bridge Operating Mode o 3 2 4 4 WDS Bridge Operating Mode o 3 2 4 5 Repeater Operating Mode ...

Page 18: ...the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into Access Point mode you will see a new drop down menu with nine options which are Status Basic Advanced Security Filter WPS Client List VLAN and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 2 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop down menu This page will display the current wireless settings such as SSID Chan...

Page 19: ...n mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode ESSID This device allows up for four SSIDs select the SSID that you would like to configure from the drop down list ESSID The SSID is a unique named shared amongst all the points of the wireless network The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters Auto Channel The device can automatically select the cleare...

Page 20: ...iod Beacons are packets sent by a wireless Access Point to synchronize wireless devices Specify a Beacon Period value between 20 and 1024 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds DTIM Period A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clien...

Page 21: ... To protect your privacy this mode supports several types of wireless security WEP WPA WPA2 and 802 1x RADIUS WEP is the original wireless encryption standard WPA provides a higher level of security The following section describes the security configuration in detail 3 2 4 2 4 1 Security Disabled Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu ESSID Selection As this device supports m...

Page 22: ...ss drop down menu WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy and is a security protocol that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired network WEP is less secure as compares to WPA encryption To gain access to a WEP network you must know the key The key is a string of characters that you use for password When using WEP you must determine the level of encryption T...

Page 23: ...on Select WEP from the drop down list Authentication Type Select Open System Shared Key or auto Authentication method from the drop down list An open system allows any client to authenticate as long as it conforms to any MAC address filter policies that may have been set All authentication packets are transmitted without encryption Shared Key sends an unencrypted challenge text string to any devic...

Page 24: ...tected Access Pre shared Key Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is designed to improve upon the security features of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The technology is designed to work with existing Wi Fi products that have been enabled with WEP WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles the ke...

Page 25: ...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 Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 2 4 2 4 4 WPA RADIUS 802 1x Click on the Security link under the Wireless drop down menu ...

Page 26: ...ications This option can be further configured in WMM under the Wireless drop down menu Encryption Select WPA RADIUS from the drop down list WPA Type Select TKIP AES or WPA2 Mixed The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol provides per packet key generation and is based on WEP AES Advanced Encryption Standard is a very secure block based enc...

Page 27: ...nd has a configuration button you can add it to the network by pressing the configuration button on the device 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 device acts...

Page 28: ... minutes Click on the OK button in the dialog box WPS via PIN Specify a PIN which unique number that can be used to add the router to an existing network or to create a new network Then click on the Start to Process button Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 2 4 2 7 Client List Click on the Client List link under the Wireless drop down menu This page displays the list of Clients that a...

Page 29: ...cify the VLAN tag Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 2 4 2 9 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless drop down menu WMM is Quality of Service QoS for wireless and ensures that voice and video applications get priority in order to run smoothly Specify the priority and then click on the Apply button ...

Page 30: ...estarts into the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into Client Bridge mode you will see a new drop down menu with fice options which are Status Basic Advanced AP Profile and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 3 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop down menu This page will display the current wireless settings such as SSID Channel Security...

Page 31: ...ransmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Site Survey Click on the Site Survey button to view a list of Access Points in the area The Site Survey page displays information about devices within the 802 11b g n frequency Information such as channel SSID BSSID encryption authentication signal strength and operating mode are displayed Select the desired device and then click on the Add to AP ...

Page 32: ...Beacon Period value between 20 and 1024 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds DTIM Period A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the wireless Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Period value Wireless clients detect the beacons and awaken ...

Page 33: ...m Encryption dropdown list See 3 2 4 2 4 2 to 3 2 4 2 4 4 3 Press Save to save your setting 4 Check one of the SSID in the table to Move Up or Move Down the display order 5 Delete Selected to delete the SSID on check 6 Delete All to delete all SSID from the table 7 Connect to configure your device using the SSID on check 3 2 4 3 5 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless dr...

Page 34: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 2 0 34 ...

Page 35: ...restarts into the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into WDS mode you will see a new drop down menu with four options which are Status Basic Advanced and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 4 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop down menu This page will display the current wireless settings such as SSID Channel Security and BSSID MAC addre...

Page 36: ...nly mode If you have some devices that use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Channel Select a channel from the drop down list The channels available are based on the country s regulation A wireless network uses specific channels in the wireless spectrum to handle communication between clients Some channels in your area may have interference from other electronic devic...

Page 37: ...iated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Period value Wireless clients detect the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages The default value is 1 Valid settings are between 1 and 10 Data Rate You may select a data rate from the drop down list however it is recommended to select auto This is also known as auto fallback N Data Rate You may select a data rate for 802...

Page 38: ...4 4 4 WMM Wireless Multimedia Click on the WMM link under the Wireless drop down menu WMM is Quality of Service QoS for wireless and ensures that voice and video applications get priority in order to run smoothly Specify the priority and then click on the Apply button ...

Page 39: ... on the OK button to continue Please wait while the device counts down and restarts into the new operating mode Once the device has restarted into Repeater mode you will see a new drop down menu with eight options which are Status Basic Advanced Security Filter WPS Client List and WMM Each of the options is described in detail below 3 2 4 5 1 Status Click on the Status link under the Wireless drop...

Page 40: ...of 2 4 GHz B G which will reduce the performance of the wireless network You may also select 802 11B G N If all of the wireless devices you want to connect with 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 ESSID This d...

Page 41: ... the points of the wireless network The SSID must be identical on all points of the wireless network and cannot exceed 32 characters Status Displays the current status of the device Channel The channels available are based on the country s regulation A wireless network uses specific channels in the wireless spectrum to handle communication between clients Some channels in your area may have interf...

Page 42: ...t messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Period value Wireless clients detect the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages The default value is 1 Valid settings are between 1 and 10 Data Rate You may select a data rate from the drop down list however it is recommended to select auto This is also known as auto fallback N Data Rate You may select...

Page 43: ...ferent security mode for each SSID profile Select an SSID from the drop down list Broadcast SSID Select Enable or Disable from the drop down list This is the SSID broadcast feature When this option is set to Enable your wireless network name is broadcast to anyone within the range of your signal If you re not using encryption then they could connect to your network When this is disabled you must e...

Page 44: ...enerated when WEP is enabled ESSID Selection As this device supports multiple SSIDs it is possible to configure a different security mode for each SSID profile Select an SSID from the drop down list Broadcast SSID Select Enable or Disable from the drop down list This is the SSID broadcast feature When this option is set to Enable your wireless network name is broadcast to anyone within the range o...

Page 45: ... to remember Default Key You may choose one of your 4 different WEP keys from below Encryption Key 1 4 You may enter four different WEP keys Enable 802 1x Authentication Place a check in this box if you would like to use RADIUS authentication This option works with a RADIUS Server to authenticate wireless clients Wireless clients should have established the necessary credentials before attempting ...

Page 46: ...m the drop down list WPA Type Select TKIP AES or WPA2 Mixed The encryption algorithm used to secure the data communication TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol provides per packet key generation and is based on WEP AES Advanced Encryption Standard is a very secure block based encryption Note that if the bridge uses the AES option the bridge can associate with the access point only if the access po...

Page 47: ...nd has a configuration button you can add it to the network by pressing the configuration button on the device 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 device acts...

Page 48: ...thin two minutes Click on the OK button in the dialog box WPS via PIN Specify a PIN which unique number that can be used to add the router to an existing network or to create a new network Then click on the Start to Process button Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 2 4 5 7 Client List Click on the Client List link under the Wireless drop down menu This page displays the list of Client...

Page 49: ...on Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 2 0 49 3 3 Network Click on the Network link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see three options Status LAN and WAN Each option is described in detail below ...

Page 50: ... from the external DHCP server IP Address Specify an IP address IP Subnet Mask Specify a subnet mask for the IP address 802 1d Spanning Tree Select Enable or Disable from the drop down list Enabling spanning tree will avoid redundant data loops DHCP Server Select Enable or Disable from the drop down list If this is enabled you will be required to specify the lease time start and end IP address ran...

Page 51: ...o the device It is recommended to change the default password for security reasons Old Password Specify the old password of the device New Password Specify a new password Repeat New Password Re type the new password Click on the Apply button to save the changes 3 4 2 SNMP Click on the SNMP link on the Management navigation drop down menu This option allows you to assign the contact details locatio...

Page 52: ...et Community Name Specify the password for access to the SNMP community with read write access System Location Specify the location of the device System Contact Specify the contact details of the device Send SNMP Trap Specify the IP address of the computer that will receive the SNMP traps Trap Active Choose to enable or disable the SNMP trapping feature Trap Manager IP Specify the password for the...

Page 53: ...are and then click on the Apply button 3 4 4 Restore to Factory Default Click on the Configure link in the navigation menu Click on the Reset button to reset the device to the factory default settings Once the dialog box appears click on the OK button to confirm the action Note The current settings will be lost Click on the OK button to continue You will then see the Rebooting page Please wait whi...

Page 54: ...he navigation menu Click on the Save button you will be provided with download link Click on download link to save file to your local disk 3 4 6 Restore Settings Click on the Configure link in the navigation menu Click on the Browse button to select the file that has been backed up and then click on the Upload button ...

Page 55: ...idge Version 2 0 55 3 4 7 Rest Press Apply to reset your device 3 5 Tools Click on the Tools link on the navigation drop down menu You will then see four options Time zone power saving diagnosis and reset Each option is described in detail below ...

Page 56: ... be able to keep its clock running and will not display the correct time once the device has been restarted Therefore you must re enter the correct date and time Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down list NTP Time Server Specify the NTP server s IP address to synchronize the device s clock to a Network Time Server over the Internet Daylight Saving Place a check in this box to enable d...

Page 57: ...Multi Function Gigabit Wireless N Client Bridge Version 2 0 57 Address to Ping Specify the IP address to ping and then click on the Start button The result will then display in the field below ...

Page 58: ...ications FCC Part 15 UL CE Radio Specifications Frequency Band 2 400 2 484 GHz Media Access Protocol Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance CSMA CA Modulation Technology OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM DBPSK DQPSK CCK Operating Channels 11 for North America 14 for Japan 13 for Europe Receive Sensitivity Typical IEEE802 11n MCS8 91dBm MCS15 74dBm IEEE802 11g 3RX 6Mbps 92dBm 54Mbps 75dB...

Page 59: ...PSK using TKIP or AES WPA Enterprise WPA EAP using TKIP 802 1x Authenticator 802 1x Supplicant TTLS Client Bridge mode Hide SSID in beacons Multiple SSID with 802 1q VLAN tagging up to 4 SSIDs AP mode MAC Filter AP mode L2 isolation AP mode Wireless STA Client connected list QoS WMM Management Configuration Web based configuration HTTP Telnet Firmware Upgrade Upgrade firmware via web browser Keep ...

Page 60: ...ess N Client Bridge Version 1 0 60 Environment Physical Temperature Range Operating 0 C to 45 C 32 F to 113 F Storage 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Humidity non condensing 5 95 typical Dimensions 125mm L x 108mm W x 31mm H Weight 350g ...

Page 61: ...cate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful int...

Page 62: ...ce received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator your body This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain o...

Page 63: ... 50 52 53 68 ESSID 13 18 20 21 23 24 30 31 32 34 38 40 41 43 44 47 49 50 51 53 Event Log 2 12 14 69 F FCC 3 67 70 Features and Benefits 5 Firmware Upgrade 3 62 69 Fragment Threshold 19 39 48 H Hardware Installation 9 HEX 21 22 30 32 41 42 50 51 I Introduction 5 IP Address Configuration 9 K Key Length 22 31 42 51 Key Type 22 23 32 33 35 42 43 51 52 L LAN DHCP Client Server 3 55 Logging In 11 M Mana...

Page 64: ...0 WDS Operating Mode 2 37 Web Configuration 11 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 2 3 21 22 23 30 32 33 41 42 43 49 51 52 Wireless Operating Modes 2 16 Wireless Security Mode 2 3 20 30 40 49 WMM 2 3 6 11 17 20 22 23 24 26 28 30 31 33 34 35 37 40 42 43 44 45 46 49 50 52 53 54 68 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Pre shared Key 2 3 22 32 42 51 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup 2 25 ...

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