Wireless > Wireless Security - Linksys E2000 User Manual

Linksys E2000
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
There are three methods available . Use the method that
applies to the client device you are configuring .
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
NOTE: Wi-Fi Protected Setup configures one client
device at a time . Repeat the instructions for each
client device that supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup .
Wi-Fi Protected Setup Button
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your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button .
a . Click or press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on
the client device .
b . Click the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the
Router's Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen .
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup LED flashes blue for two
minutes during the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process
and lights up blue when the Wi-Fi- Protected Setup
process is successfully completed .
The LED lights up amber if there is an error during
the Wi-Fi Protected Setup process . Make sure the
client device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup . Wait
until the LED is off, and then try again .
The LED flashes when a Wi-Fi Protected Setup session
is active . The Router supports one session at a time .
Wait until the LED is continuously lit or off, before
starting the next Wi-Fi Protected Setup session .
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 Client Device PIN on Router
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if your client device has a Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN
(Personal Identification Number) .
a . Enter the PIN from the client device in the field on
the Router's Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen .
Advanced Wireless-N Router
Use this method if
Use this method
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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
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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, Passphrase and
Wireless Band 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: WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode, WPA2
Personal, WPA Personal, WPA2/WPA Enterprise Mixed
Mode, WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, 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 .)
Personal Options
Security Option
WPA2 Personal
WPA2/WPA Mixed Mode
WPA Personal
WEP
Use this method
Strength
Strongest
WPA2: Strongest
WPA: Strong
Strong
Basic
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