TRENDnet 12dBi User's Guide - Page 91

Enable Repeater AP, Hidden SSID

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TRENDnet User's Guide  Enable Repeater AP : By default, it's "Enable" for repeater AP. Select "Enable" to activate Repeater AP or click "Disable" to deactivate this function  ESSID : Extended Service Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless 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". 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". 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 clients that can associate to a particular SSID. When the number of client is set to 5, Key Length Hex ASCII 64-bit 10 characters 5 characters 128-bit 26 characters 13 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 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 selected.  WEP : Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP) is a data encryption mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key. TEW-676APBO  Authentication Method : Enable the desire option among OPEN, SHARED or WEPAUTO.  Key Index : key index is used to designate the WEP key during data 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 supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys.  WPA-PSK (or WPA2-PSK) : WPA (or WPA2) Algorithms, allows the system accessing the network by using the WPA-PSK protected access.  Cipher Suite : By default, it is AES. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites  Pre-shared Key : Enter the pre-shared key; the format shall go with the selected key type.  Group Key Update Period : By default, it is 3600 seconds. This time 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 encryption will be both enabled if this is selected. © Copyright 2012TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 91

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© Copyright 2012TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-676APBO
91
Enable Repeater AP :
By default, it’s “
En
able
” for repeater AP. Select “
Enable
” to
activate Repeater AP or click “
Disable
” to deactivate this function
ESSID :
Extended
Service Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless
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
.
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
.
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
clients that can associate to a particular SSID. When the number of client is set to 5,
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
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
selected.
WEP :
Wired Equivalent Privacy(WEP) is a data encryption mechanism based
on a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key.
Authentication Method :
Enable the desire option among
OPEN
,
SHARED
or
WEPAUTO
.
Key Index :
key index is used to designate the WEP key during data
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
supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys.
WPA-PSK (or WPA2-PSK) :
WPA (or WPA2) Algorithms, allows the system
accessing the network by using the WPA-PSK protected access.
Cipher Suite :
By default, it is
AES
. Select either AES or TKIP cipher suites
Pre-shared Key :
Enter the pre-shared key; the format shall go with the
selected key type.
Group Key Update Period :
By
default, it is
3600
seconds. This time
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
encryption will be both enabled if this is selected.
Key Length
Hex
ASCII
64-bit
10 characters
5 characters
128-bit
26 characters
13 characters