TL-WDR3500
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router
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Disable Security -
If you do not want to use wireless security, check this radio button. But it’s
strongly recommended to choose one of the following modes to enable security.
WPA/WPA2-Personal -
It’s the WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared
passphrase. The Router is configured by this security type by default.
•
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/WPA2-Personal
radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will
find a notice in red as shown in
Figure 4-21
.
Figure 4-21 WPA/WPA2 – Personal
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PSK Password -
You can enter ASCII characters between 8 and 63 characters or 8 to 64
Hexadecimal characters. The default password is the same with the default PIN code,
which is labeled on the bottom of the Router or can be found in Figure 4-16.
•
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.
WPA/WPA2- Enterprise -
It’s based on Radius Server.
•
Version
-
you can choose the version of the WPA security on the drop-down list. The
default setting is
Automatic
, which can select
WPA
(Wi-Fi Protected Access) or
WPA2
(WPA version 2) automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request.
•
Encryption -
You can select either
Automatic
, or
TKIP
or
AES.
Note:
If you check the
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
radio button and choose TKIP encryption, you will
find a notice in red as shown in Figure 4-22.