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GWN7610/GWN7600/GWN7600LR User Manual
Version 1.0.8.18
When editing or adding a new SSID, users will have two tabs to configure:
Wi-Fi: Please refer to the below table for Wi-Fi tab options
Table 11: Wi-Fi
Check to enable Wi-Fi for the SSID.
Set or modify the SSID name.
Select the Wi-Fi band the GWN will use, three options are available:
Dual-Band
2.4GHz
5Ghz
Select to hide SSID. SSID will not be visible when scanning for Wi-Fi, to
connect a device to hidden SSID, users need to specify SSID name and
authentication password manually.
Enter the VLAN ID corresponding to the SSID.
Configure the limit for wireless client. If there’s an SSID per-radio on a
SSID, each SSID will have the same limit. So, setting a limit of 50 will limit
each SSID to 50 users independently. If set to 0 the limit is disabled.
Click on the checkbox to enable the captive portal feature.
Select the captive portal policy already created on the “CAPTIVE
PORTAL” web page to be used in the created SSID.
Check the box and choose a schedule to apply for the selected SSID.
Set the security mode for encryption, 5 options are available:
WEP 64-bit: Using a static WEP key. The characters can only be
0-9 or A-F with a length of 10, or printable ASCII characters with a
length of 5.
WEP 128-bit: Using a static WEP key. The characters can only be
0-9 or A-F with a length of 26, or printable ASCII characters with a
length of 13.
WPA/WPA2: Using “PSK” or “802.1x” as WPA Key Mode, with
“AES” or “AES/TKIP” Encryption Type.
WPA2: Using “PSK” or “802.1x” as WPA Key Mode, with “AES” or
“AES/TKIP” Encryption Type. Recommended configuration for
authentication.
Open: No password is required. Users will be connected without
authentication. Not recommended for security reasons.