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Chapter 5: Configuring the Router
• Scan—Click this button, you can search the AP which runs in the current channel.
• Key type—This option should be chosen according to the AP's security configuration. We recommend setting the security type
the same as your AP's security type.
• WEP Index—Choose this option if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It indicates the index of the WEP key.
• Authentication Type—Choose this option if the key type is WEP(ASCII) or WEP(HEX). It indicates the authorization type of the
Root AP.
• Encryption—When WPA is set as the Authentication Type, you can select either TKIP or AES as Encryption.
• Password—If the AP your router is going to connect needs a password, you need to fill the password in this blank.
5.6.2 WPS
Choose “Wireless 2.4GHz —> WPS”, and the screen shown next will appear. This section will guide you to add a new wireless
device to an existing network quickly by WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function.
Figure 5-17. WPS.
• WPS—Enable or disable the WPS function here.
• Current PIN—The current value of the router‘s PIN is displayed here. The default PIN of the router can be found on the label.
• Restore PIN—Restore the PIN of the router to its default.
• Generate New PIN—Click this button, then you can get a new random value for the router's PIN. You can ensure the network
security by generating a new PIN.
• Disable device PIN—If this box is checked, then wireless clients will not be able to connect to the wireless network with a PIN
code.
• Add device—You can add a new device to the existing network manually by clicking this button.
If the wireless adapter supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless adapter
and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
NOTE: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS
function meanwhile.
I. Use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
Use this method if your client device has a WPS button.
Step 1: Press the WPS/Reset button on the back panel of the router, as shown in Figure 5-18. You can also keep the default WPS
status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 5-17. Then choose “Press the button of the new device in two
minutes” and click Connect, shown in Figure 5-19.
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