2An SSID is already entered here at the time of purchase (the characters shown on the side of the Base Station). If you want to change it, enter a string of up to 32 alphanumeric

characters and symbols.

An SSID is an ID that identifies a wireless network.

3To hide the SSID from outsiders, check this box (Stealth SSID).

4Select one of the three following encryption methods: [WEP], [WPA-PSK (TKIP)] and [WPA2-PSK (AES)]. If you select [WEP], enter an encryption key. If you select [WPA- PSK (TKIP)] or [WPA2-PSK (AES)], enter a pre-shared key.

When using WEP:

As the encryption key, enter a string of characters or a string of hexadecimal numbers.

You can use any string of characters as the key, but the number of required characters differs depending on the length of the key. The following table shows the number of required characters and the characters that can be used in encryption keys.

Key length

64-bit

128-bit

 

 

 

Character

5 characters

13 characters

input

(alphanumeric,

(alphanumeric,

 

symbols)

symbols)

 

 

 

Hexadecimal

10 characters

26 characters

input

(0 to 9, A to F,

(0 to 9, A to F,

 

a to f)

a to f)

 

 

 

When using WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES):

Enter a pre-shared key from 8 to 64 characters in length.

When you enter 64 characters, the available characters are limited to 0 to 9, A to F, and a to f.

Input method

Number of characters

 

 

Character input

8 to 63 characters

 

(alphanumeric, symbols)

 

 

Hexadecimal input

64 characters

 

(0 to 9, A to F, a to f)

 

 

5Click this to confirm and save the information you have entered. After clicking, a screen asking you to reboot the Base Station appears. Click [Restart] to update the settings.

6Click this to initialize all wireless LAN settings.

zTips

•You will need the SSID, and the encryption key or pre-shared key, when you connect your computer to the Base Station via a wireless connection. Make a note of the information you enter here.

•The information set here is only used in normal mode. In setup mode, the initial settings shown on the side of the Base Station are used, and the Base Station works on the 2.4 GHz frequency band (1page 24).

•The initial setting for the wireless channel in normal mode is a channel in the 2.4 GHz band. To use a wireless device that is only compatible with the 5 GHz band, change the wireless channel of the Base Station to a channel in the 5 GHz band.

Also you can use the Base Station as a wireless access point.

If you use the Base Station as a wireless access point, you can connect to the Internet via the Base Station from a device equipped with a wireless LAN function.

zTip

To use the Base Station as a wireless access point for computers, the computers must be equipped with integrated wireless LAN functions or wireless LAN cards that conform to the IEEE802.11a/b/g standards.

Notes

•Not all wireless LAN devices are guaranteed to connect to the Base Station.

•You can connect a maximum of 16 wireless LAN devices by using the Base Station as a wireless access point. In some cases, however, the number of connecting devices may cause the communication speed to decrease. For example, you may not be able to send or receive video smoothly if other wireless LAN devices connect and communicate with the Base Station.

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