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Wireless MAC Filtering, TL-WA850RE, Shared Key, Open System, WEP Key Format, ASCII, Hexadecimal

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TL-WA850RE 300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide 2) Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication type. 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication type. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network. • Key Type - You can select the WEP key length (64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit.) for encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid. 1) For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters. 2) For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. 3) For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.  Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. 4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering Selecting Wireless > Wireless MAC Filtering will allow you to set up some filtering rules to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC address on the following screen as shown Figure 4-19. Since the configurations are almost the same in either operation mode, here we just take that in Range Extender mode 1 for example. Figure 4-19 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. 23

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TL-WA850RE
300Mbps Universal Wireless N Range Extender User Guide
23
2)
Shared Key
- Select 802.11
Shared Key
authentication type.
3)
Open System
- Select 802.11
Open System
authentication type.
•
WEP Key Format
-
You can select
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
format. ASCII format stands
for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format
stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.
•
WEP Key
- Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key
information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be
identical on all wireless stations in your network.
•
Key Type
- You can select the WEP key length (
64-bit
, or
128-bit
, or
152-bit
.) for
encryption. "Disabled" means this WEP key entry is invalid.
1)
For
64-bit
encryption
-
You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9,
a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 5 ASCII characters.
2)
For
128-bit
encryption
-
You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of
0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters.
3)
For
152-bit
encryption
-
You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of
0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.
Note:
If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have
selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.
Be sure to click the
Save
button to save your settings on this page.
4.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering
Selecting
Wireless
>
Wireless MAC Filtering
will allow you to set up some filtering rules to
control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station’s MAC address on the
following screen as shown Figure 4-19. Since the configurations are almost the same in either
operation mode, here we just take that in Range Extender mode 1 for example.
Figure 4-19 Wireless MAC address Filtering
The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the
device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses.