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User Manual / IBR1100/IBR1150
types of traffic on your network. For example, video streams are given higher priority than print jobs, since
video streams need consistent throughput.
Enabled: Whether the network is available.
Security Mode: You have several options for selecting a security mode. The mode you choose depends on the
security features your wireless adapters support.
• WPA2 Personal
• WPA / WPA2 Personal
• WPA Personal
• WPA2 Enterprise
• WPA / WPA2 Enterprise
• WPA Enterprise
• WEP Auto
• Open
Select "Open" to create a hotspot: otherwise select the best security that your devices will support
(Cradlepoint recommends WPA2).
Depending on which Security Mode you select, there are different setup options.
• "Personal" security modes require passwords.
• "Enterprise" security modes are linked to a RADIUS server and require RADIUS authentication: IP, Port, and
Shared Key (Secondary IP and NAS ID optional).
• "WPA2" (Personal or Enterprise) forces AES as the WPA Cipher.
• "WPA/WPA2" and "WPA" (Personal or Enterprise) allow AES, TKIP/AES, and TKIP.
• "WEP Auto" requires a WEP Key.
• "Open" has no password or other security measures.
NOTE: If you don't know whether you should choose Personal or Enterprise, assume Personal since you need to
know RADIUS authentication for Enterprise.
In order to protect your network from hackers and unauthorized users, Cradlepoint highly recommends WPA2/
AES for security if your attached devices can support it. WEP and WPA/TKIP are obsolete and have been
replaced by WPA/AES. Using those security settings will cause the WiFi to limit to 802.11g modes.
NOTE: If you select one of the security modes and are unable to connect to the router afterwards, you can use
the reset buttons to reset the router to its factory default state and try a different security mode instead.
When you select either WiFi Radio #1 (2.4GHz) or WiFi Radio #2 (5GHz) from Local Networks, you have several
additional options for configuring your wireless LANs under the WiFi Settings heading.
Channel Selection Method: This controls how a WiFi channel is selected.
• User Selection – Manually set the channel
• Random Selection – The router randomly sets the channel
• Smart Selection (Default) – Scans to determine the lowest interference WiFi channel
Channel Selection Schedule: When using the "Smart" channel selection, this controls whether the router will
periodically rescan for a better channel and change to it. Select from "Once," "Daily," "Weekly," or "Monthly."
Note that there may be a momentary WiFi disconnection while the channel changes.
Channel: (Shows if User Selection is selected.) The WiFi channel* corresponds to a frequency the router uses to
communicate with other devices. For 2.4 GHz, the range is 1 to 11, and 1, 6, and 11 do not overlap each other.
Select a channel from the dropdown list:
• 1 (2412 MHz)
• 2 (2417 MHz)
• 3 (2422 MHz)
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