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TRENDnet User’s Guide
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Enter or modify the parameters for the wireless network profile.
• Profile Name – Enter a name you easily identify in your profile list, for example
“Home” or “Office”. Please note that this is not the same as your wireless
network name and does not need to be the same as your wireless network
name.
• Network Name (SSID) – Enter the wireless network name of the network you
are connecting.
• Network Type – The most typical configuration type is Infrastructure which is
used when connecting to a wireless router/access point. Ad-Hoc is only used
when establishing a wireless one-to-one only connection with another wireless
device or computer operating in ad-hoc mode.
There are 2 security categories to choose.
Basic security for personal – Includes the most common security options under the
Security Type drop-down menu.
• Open \ Disable – Wireless network has no security configured. No key is
required.
• Open or Shared \ WEP – Enter the WEP key for your wireless network. Wireless
network has WEP security enabled, open or shared. Please note that the Key
Index 1-4 must also match the same index configured on the wireless
router/access point.
WEP Key Format
• WPA-PSK \ TKIP or AES – Wireless network has WPA-PSK security enabled,
TKIP or AES.
Note: 8-63 alphanumeric characters (a,b,C,?,*, /,1,2, etc.)
• WPA2-PSK \ TKIP or AES – Wireless network has WPA2-PSK security enabled.
TKIP or AES.
Note: 8-63 alphanumeric characters (a,b,C,?,*, /,1,2, etc.)
Advance security for enterprise – Includes all security options including advanced
options under the Security Type drop-down that require additional authentication
parameters to connect to the wireless network typically used offices and businesses that
require a higher level of security.
Additional security options:
• WEP 802.1x – Requires additional certificate installed for authentication.
• WPA-EAP or WPA2-EAP \ TKIP or AES – Wireless network has WPA-EAP
security enabled, TKIP or AES. Select the EAP (Extensible Authentication
Protocol) Type.
o EAP-TLS – Requires additional certificate to be installed on computer
for authentication purposes.
o EAP-PEAP – Requires additional certificate to be installed along with a
password.
WEP Key Format
HEX ASCII
Character set 0-9 & A-F, a-f only Alphanumeric (a,b,C,?,*, /,1,2, etc.)
64-bit key length 10 characters 5 characters
128-bit key length 26 characters 13 characters