Wireless > wireless security, Personal options, Office option – Linksys E1000 User Manual

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Wireless-N Router

Linksys E1000

Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration

Enter Client Device PIN on Router

Use this method

if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
(Personal Identification Number) .

a . Enter the PIN from the client device in thefield on

the Router’s Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen .

b . Click the Register button on the Router’s Wi-Fi 

Protected Setup screen .

c . After the client device has been configured,

click OK on the Router’s Wi-Fi  Protected  Setup
screen . Then refer back to your client device or its
documentation for further instructions .

Enter Router PIN on Client Device

Use this method

if your client device asks for the Router’s PIN .

a . On the client device, enter the PIN listed on the

Router’s Wi-Fi  Protected  Setup screen . (It is also
listed on the label on the bottom of the Router .)

b . After the client device has been configured,

click OK on the Router’s Wi-Fi  Protected  Setup
screen . Then refer back to your client device or its
documentation for further instructions .

The Network Name (SSID), Security, and Passphrase are
displayed at the bottom of the screen .

NOTE:

If you have client devices that do not

support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, note the wireless
settings, and then manually configure those
client devices .

Wireless > Wireless Security

The wireless security settings configure the security
of your wireless network(s) . The Router supports the
following wireless security options: WPA/WPA2 Mixed
Mode (default), WPA2 Personal, WPA Personal, WEP, and
RADIUS . (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access . WEP
stands for Wireless Equivalent Privacy . RADIUS stands for
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service .)

The default option is WPA/WPA2 mixed mode, which
allows your devices to connect using the strongest
security option they support, WPA2 or WPA .

Personal Options

Security Option

Strength

WPA2 Personal

Strongest

WPA/WPA2 mixed mode (default)

WPA2: Strongest
WPA: Strong

WPA Personal

Strong

WEP

Basic

Office Option

RADIUS is the security option offered for networks that
use a RADIUS server for authentication .

Security Mode

Select the security method for your wireless network . If
you do not want to use wireless security, keep the default,
Disabled .

WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode

NOTE:

If you are using WPA/WPA2 mixed mode,

each device in your wireless network MUST use
the same WPA shared key, or else the network
will not function properly .

Wireless Security > WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode

Passphrase

Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters . The

default is password .

WPA2 Personal

NOTE:

If you are using WPA2 or WPA, each

device in your wireless network MUST use the
same WPA method and shared key, or else the
network will not function properly .

Wireless Security > WPA2 Personal

Passphrase

Enter a passphrase of 8-63 characters . The

default is password .

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