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to the wireless network via your assigned SSID. The SSID
information banner are updated on the Status page once
new SSIDs are saved to the settings.
6. Select any of these wireless Mode options to determine the
types of wireless devices that can connect to your wireless
router:
• 2.4 GHz: 802.11 b/g, 802.11 b/g/n, 802.11 b/g/n/ax
• 5 GHz: 802.11a, 802.11a/n/ac, 802.11a/n/ac/ax
7. From the Security Mode dropdown list, select the
authentication method for your wireless security. If you select
WPA-PSK (Pre-shared Key)/WPA2-PSK (with TKIP or AES) as
the authentication method, key in security passkey in the
Network Password field.
• Open (risky): This option provides no security.
Choose WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (with TKIP or AES) or mixed
mode as the authentication method to provides strong
security.
• WPA-PSK (TKIP)
• WPA-PSK (AES)
• WPA2-PSK (AES)(Recommended)
• WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)
• WPA-WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)
IMPORTANT! The IEEE 802.11n/ac/ax standard prohibits using
High Throughput with WPA/WPA2-PSK with TKIP as the unicast
cipher. If you use these encryption methods, your data rate will
drop to IEEE 802.11a/IEEE 802.11g connection. Only WPA/WPA2-
PSK with AES authentication supports 802.11 n/ac/ax operation
mode.
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