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Security
WPA Mode
Wireless Password
WEP Mode
Key Entry Method
default the SSID is being broadcast.
Select 'Enable' to broadcast the SSID, meaning that it will
appear in a devices wireless network list when scanned.
Select 'Disable' to stop the SSID from being broadcast,
meaning that it will not appear in a wireless list when
scanned. Please note that it is still possible to connect to
the wireless network SSID manually if the Broadcast SSID
option is set to 'Disable'.
This option is used to configure the wireless security
mode the wireless network is operating in. By default the
Security is 'WPA'.
Select 'WPA' to set the router to Wi-Fi Protected Access
mode. This is the most secure wireless mode, and offers
wireless speeds of up to 300Mbps.
Select 'WEP' to set the router to Wired Equivalent Privacy
mode. This setting should be used for wireless devices
that only support WEP mode. The Wireless Mode must be
set to '11b+11g' in order to select WEP security.
Select 'No security' to switch off wireless security on the
router. This mode will allow anyone in range to connect to
the router's wireless connection without requiring a
password, but may present a security risk.
This option is used to configure the Wi-Fi Protected
Access security type mode. By default the WPA Mode is
'WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode' in order to provide maximum
compatibility.
Select 'WPA' for legacy devices that do not support the
newer, more secure WPA2 security mode.
Select 'WPA2' for devices that support the highly secure
WPA2 mode. Note that older devices that only support the
WPA mode may not be able to connect to the router with
this setting
Select 'WPA/WPA2 Mixed Mode' for maximum wireless
compatibility. Wireless devices supporting the highly
secure WPA2 mode will connect in this mode, while older
WPA only devices will also be able to connect to the
router.
This field is used to configure the WPA wireless password
used when making a wireless connection to the router.
By default the wireless password will be a randomly
generated by EE. You can change this to something more
memorable, between 8 and 63 characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9).
Please note that the wireless password is case sensitive.
This option is used to configure the WEP key mode for the
WEP security type. This option is only visible when the
Security option is set to 'WEP'.
Select '64-bit' for WEP-40 security (5 character ASCII or
10 character Hex keys).
Select '128-bit' for WEP-104 security (13 character ASCII or
26 character Hex keys).
This option is used to configure the key method used for
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