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TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD 54M Wireless Router User Guide The APs can communicate with each other in Bridge mode unless they know each other's MAC address. For example, if the router whose MAC address is 00-13-56-A8-9E-1A wants to communicate with an AP whose MAC address is 00-13-56-A8-9E-1B in Bridge mode, you should do as following: 1. Select Enable Bridges and input 00-13-56-A8-9E-1B as following screen shown. 2. Access the AP's Web-based utility and configure the AP under Bridge mode, then input 00-13-56-A8-9E-1A in corresponding Blank. ¾ Enable Wireless Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network. The encryption settings are described below. ¾ Security Type - You can select one of the following authentication types: • WEP - Select WEP authentication type based on 802.11 authentications. • WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK - Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared passphrase. • WPA /WPA2 - Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on Radius Server. ¾ Security Options - You can select one of the following Security options: • When you select WEP for authentication type you can select the following authentication options: • Automatic - Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically based on the wireless station request. • Shared Key - Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication. • Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • When you select WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK for authentication type you can select Automatic, WPA -PSK or WPA2-PSK as authentication options. • When you select WPA/WPA2 as an authentication type you can select Automatic WPA or WPA2 as authentication option. ¾ WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII Code 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. 26

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TL-WR340G/TL-WR340GD
54M Wireless Router User Guide
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The APs can communicate with each other in Bridge mode unless they know each other’s
MAC address. For example, if the router whose MAC address is 00-13-56-A8-9E-1A wants
to communicate with an AP whose MAC address is 00-13-56-A8-9E-1B in Bridge mode, you
should do as following:
1.
Select
Enable Bridges
and input 00-13-56-A8-9E-1B as following screen shown.
2.
Access the AP's Web-based utility and configure the AP under Bridge mode, then input
00-13-56-A8-9E-1A in corresponding Blank.
¾
Enable Wireless Security
– The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If
disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the router without encryption. It is
recommended strongly that you choose this option to encrypt your wireless network. The
encryption settings are described below.
¾
Security Type -
You can select one of the following authentication types:
•
WEP -
Select WEP authentication type based on
802.11 authentications.
•
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
-
Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on pre-shared
passphrase.
•
WPA /WPA2 -
Select WPA/WPA2 authentication type based on Radius Server.
¾
Security Options -
You can select one of the following Security options:
•
When you select
WEP
for authentication type you can select the following
authentication options:
•
Automatic -
Select Shared Key or Open System authentication type automatically
based on the wireless station request.
•
Shared Key -
Select 802.11 Shared Key authentication.
•
Open System -
Select 802.11 Open System authentication.
•
When you select
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
for authentication type you can select
Automatic
,
WPA –PSK
or
WPA2-PSK
as authentication options.
•
When you select
WPA/WPA2
as an authentication type you can select
Automatic
WPA
or
WPA2
as authentication option.
¾
WEP Key Format -
You can select
ASCII
or
Hexadecimal
format. ASCII Code 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.