TRENDnet 12dBi User Manual page 91

TRENDnet User's Guide
Enable Repeater AP : By default, it's "Enable" for repeater AP. Select "Enable" to
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activate Repeater AP or click "Disable" to deactivate this function
ESSID : Extended Service Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless
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networks, this is the SSID that will appear in the list. ESSID will determine the
service type available to AP's clients associated with the specified AP.
Client Isolation : By default, it's "Disable".
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Select "Enable", all clients will be isolated from each other, which means they can't
reach each other.
Hidden SSID : By default, it's "Disable".
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Enable this option to stop the SSID broadcast in your network. When disabled,
people could easily obtain the SSID information with the site survey software and
get access to the network if security is not turned on. When enabled, network
security is enhanced. It's suggested to enable it after AP security settings are
archived and setting of AP's clients could make to associate to it.
Maximum Clients : The default value is 32. You can enter the number of wireless
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clients that can associate to a particular SSID. When the number of client is set to 5,
Key Length Hex
64-bit 10 characters
128-bit 26 characters
only 5 clients at most are allowed to connect to this Repeater AP.
Security Type : Select the desired security type from the drop-down list; the
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options are Disable, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise
and WEP 802.1X.
Disable : Data are unencrypted during transmission when this option is
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selected.
WEP : Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP) is a data encryption mechanism based
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on a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key.
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5 characters
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Authentication Method : Enable the desire option among OPEN, SHARED
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or WEPAUTO.
Key Index : key index is used to designate the WEP key during data
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transmission. 4 different WEP keys can be entered at the same time, but
only one is chosen.
WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system
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supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys.
WPA-PSK (or WPA2-PSK) : WPA (or WPA2) Algorithms, allows the system
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accessing the network by using the WPA-PSK protected access.
Cipher Suite : By default, it is AES. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites
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Pre-shared Key : Enter the pre-shared key; the format shall go with the
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selected key type.
Group Key Update Period : By default, it is 3600 seconds. This time
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interval for rekeying GTK, broadcast/multicast encryption keys, in
seconds. Entering the time-length is required.
WPA-Enterprise (or WPA2-Enterprise): The RADIUS authentication and
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encryption will be both enabled if this is selected.
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