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Confidential
Hide SSID
When R3000 NU works as AP mode, after clicking this check box R3000
NU will not broadcast the SSID. Other wireless devices cannot discover
this access point automatically. User need to enter the SSID manually to
let their wireless devices join this access point.
When R3000 NU works as Client mode and need to connect to any
access point which has ensconced SSID, you need to enter this SSID
manually in tab “SSID” and then click “Hide SSID”.
Disable
Security mode
Select from “Open”, “WPA” and “WPA2”.
Open: No authentication. For security reasons, you should NOT set
security mode to Open System, since authentication and data
encryption are NOT performed in Open System mode.
WPA/WPA2: Personal versions of WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access),
also known as WPA/WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key), provide a simple way of
encrypting a wireless connection for high confidentiality. WPA2 is a
stronger security feature than WPA.
Note: R3000 NU supports WPA/WPA2 Personal version, not enterprise
version.
Open
Encryption
Select from “TKIP” and “CCMP (AES)”.
TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption is used over the
wireless link. TKIP encryption can be used with WPA-PSK and WPA with
802.1x authentication.
CCMP (AES): CCMP (AES) encryption is used over the wireless link.
CCMP can be used WPA-PSK and WPA with 802.1x authentication.
Note: CCMP (AES) is a stronger encryption algorithm than TKIP.
CCMP (AES)
Passphrase
When R3000 NU works as AP mode, enter Master key to generate keys
for encryption. A Passphrase is used as a basis for encryption methods
(or cipher types) in a WLAN connection. The passphrases should be
complicated and as long as possible. For security reasons, this
passphrase should only be disclosed to users who need it, and it should
be changed regularly.
When R3000 NU works as Client mode, enter access point’s passphrase
which it wants to connect to.
Input from 8 to 63 characters.
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Key Renewal Interval(s)
Enter the time period of group key renewal.
Note: Only for AP mode.
3600
WiFi Network Settings
When R3000 NU works as AP mode, Click to link to page “Eth1” to
check the network settings, WiFi interface bridged with eth1 this time.
When R3000 NU works as Client mode, this item is used to do IP
configuration of access point.
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