Linksys WAP300N manual Information Security mode Required Description

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Linksys WAP300N

Number of Wireless Networks—The number of wireless networks that were detected.

Wireless Network Name—The network name (SSID) of each discovered wireless network.

Signal—The percentage of signal strength.

Security—The security method used by each wireless network. If the network supports WiFi Protected Setup, the Wi-Fi Protected Setup icon appears next to the security method.

Refresh—Updates the on-screen information.

3.To connect to a wireless network, select the network, then click Connect.

A screen opens that shows you the network name (SSID) and security mode of the selected wireless network. Depending on the security mode of the network, you may be asked to enter additional information (see the following table).

 

Information

 

Security mode

Required

Description

 

 

 

WPA/WPA2

 

Enter the passphrase shared by this

Passphrase

device and your wireless router (or

Personal

 

access point).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select a level of WEP encryption, 40 /

 

Encryption

64-bit (10 hex digits) or 104 / 128-bit

 

 

(26 hex digits).

 

 

 

 

 

Enter the WEP key of your network.

 

Key 1

Key 1 is the transmit key used by this

 

 

device.

 

 

 

WEP

 

The default is Auto, which allows

 

either open system or shared

 

 

 

 

key authentication to be used.

 

Authentication

Select Open to use open system

 

authentication (a WEP key is not used

 

 

 

 

for authentication). Select Shared to

 

 

use shared key authentication (a WEP

 

 

key is used for authentication).

 

 

 

4.After you have entered all required information, click Connect to connect to the network.

Setting Up: Basics

How to use Wi-Fi Protected Setup

If your wireless router or access point supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can use it to easily connect your WAP300N to your wireless router or access point.

You can use two methods for Wi-Fi Protected Setup:

••Press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on each device

••Enter the WAP300N’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN onto the router or access point.

To manually configure your network, see “How to manually set up your WAP300N” on page 14).

How to connect to a router or access point using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button

Use this method to connect your WAP300N to a router or access point by pressing buttons on the two devices.

To connect to your router or access point using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button:

1.Press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the back of the router or access point.

2.Within two minutes, press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the back of the WAP300N.

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