Chapter 12 Wireless LAN

 

 

 

 

Table 42 Network > Wireless LAN > General (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Channel

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.

 

Selection

Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency

 

 

 

 

band and the country you are in.

 

 

Refer to the Connection Wizard chapter for more information on channels. This option is

 

 

only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled.

 

 

 

 

OperatingThis displays the channel the Router is currently using.

 

Channel

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

 

 

 

Security Mode

Select WEP, WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSKto add security on this wireless network. The

 

 

wireless clients which want to associate to this network must have same wireless security

 

 

settings as the Router. After you select to use a security, additional options appears in this

 

 

screen. See 12.4.2 and 12.4.3 sections.

 

 

Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without

 

 

authentication.

 

 

Note: If you enable the WPS function, only No Security, WPA-PSKand WPA2-PSKare

 

 

available in this field.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the Router.

 

 

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.

 

 

 

See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.

12.4.1 No Security

Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption.

Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your Router, your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.

Figure 74 Network > Wireless LAN > General: No Security

 

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