TP-Link Comprehensive Setup Guide for WEP Key Management and WDS on Routers

Key Selected: You can select the key based on need.

WEP Key:Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key that you create. Make sure these values are identical on all wireless stations in your network.

Key Type:You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.

64-bit - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 5 ASCII characters.

128-bit - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 13 ASCII characters.

152-bit - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not promoted) or 16 ASCII characters.

Tips:

●The parameters of the host which desires to connect to the router must be the same as the parameter configured here.

●The WEP Auth type is not supported by 802.11n mode.

●The TKIP is not supported by 802.11n mode. The TKIP cannot be selected if 11n only mode is selected. The router will not work in 11n mode If bgn mixed mode and TKIP encryption are both selected. TKIP is a encryption option of the WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK2 and WPA/WPA2 Auth type.

List of Group

In this table, you can view the information of the multi-SSID and edit them by the Action buttons.

The first entry in Figure 3-25cannot be configured here. To edit it, please go to 3.2.1.1 Wireless Setting.

Tips:

●The WDS function will be disabled if Multi-SSID is enabled.

●UP to 7 new SSIDs can be added to the router.

●The router allows only one SSID to use WEP Auth.

3.2.1.3WDS

With the WDS function, the Router can bridge two or more WLANs.

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