DIR-620
Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,
3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in Switch
User Manual
Configuring via Web-based Interface
Parameter
Description
Default Key ID
The number of the key (from first to fourth) which will be used for
WEP encryption.
Encryption Key WEP (1-
4)
Keys for WEP encryption. The router uses the key selected from the
Default Key ID
drop-down list. It is required to specify all the
fields. You can specify keys containing 5 or 13 symbols (use digits
and/or Latin characters).
When the
WPA-PSK
,
WPA2-PSK
, or
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed
authentication type is
selected, the following fields are available:
Parameter
Description
WPA Encryption
An encryption method:
TKIP
,
AES
, or
TKIP+AES
.
Encryption Key PSK
A key for WPA encryption. The key can contain digits and/or Latin
characters.
When you have configured the parameters, click the
Change
button.
In addition, when the
Enable client
checkbox is selected, the list of available wireless networks is
displayed on the page. The
Unknown wireless networks
field shows the number of hidden
wireless networks.
To view the latest data on the available wireless networks, click the
Search
button.
To connect to a wireless network from the list, select the needed network. Upon that the relevant
values are automatically inserted in the
SSID
,
BSSID
, and
Network Authentication
fields.
For the
Open
authentication type with no encryption, click the
Change
button.
For the
Open
authentication type with encryption and the
Shared
authentication type, select a
needed value from the
Default Key ID
drop-down list, fill in 4
Encryption Key WEP
fields, and
click the
Change
button.
For the
WPA-PSK
,
WPA2-PSK
, or
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK mixed
authentication types, fill in
the
Encryption Key PSK
field and click the
Change
button.
After clicking the
Change
button, the wireless channel of DIR-620 will switch to the channel of
the wireless access point to which you have connected.
If the router is connected to the selected network successfully, the green indicator appears to the
right of the network's SSID in the table.
After configuring the device as a client, you need to create a WAN connection with relevant
parameters for the
WiFiClient
port.
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