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Securing Multiple SSIDs

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TRENDnet User's Guide 3. To save changes to this section, click Apply when finished. TEW-723BRM 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 23). 2. Click on Setup, click on Wireless Setup, and then click on Wireless Security. • 3. Select the VAP (Virtual Access Point) you wish to secure (VAP0, VAP1, VAP2, or VAP3). 3. To save changes to this section, click Apply when finished. Selecting WEP: WEP encryption is only available when 802.11b and 802.11g is selected in 802.11 Mode section. Please note that 802.11n does not support WEP encryption. If selecting WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), please review the WEP settings to configure and click Apply to save the changes. • Enable: Select the VAP (Virtual Access Point) you wish to enable (VAP0, VAP1, VAP2, or VAP3). • SSID: Enter the wireless name or SSID of your guest network. • Broadcast SSID: o Enable: turns on broadcasting or your wireless network for clients to see. o Disable: turns off broadcasting of wireless networking on your router. • Relay Blocking: o Enable: Blocks all users connected to this network from each other. o Disable: Disables blocking of all users connected to this guest network from each other. Securing Multiple SSIDs Setup > Wireless Setup > Wireless Security This section outlines Security for Multiple SSIDs. © Copyright 2015 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. • Key Format: Choose Hex or ASCII. Note: It is recommended to use ASCII because of the much larger character set that can be used to create the key. • Authentication Type: Choose Open, Shared, or Auto. Note: It is recommended to use Open System because it is known to be more secure than Shared Key. • WEP Key 1-4 o This is where you enter the password or key needed for a computer to connect to the router wirelessly o You can define up to 4 passwords or 4 keys. Only one key can be active at a given time. Most users simply define one key. o Choose a key index 1, 2, 3, or 4 and enter the key. o When connecting to the router, the client must match both the password and the Key number. (e.g. if you have activated Key 2 with a password of 12345, then the client must select: Key 2 (entering Key 1, 3, or 4 will block the ability to connect) and enter password 12345) 16

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© Copyright 2015 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-723BRM
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3. To save changes to this section, click
Apply
when finished.
•
Enable:
Select the VAP (Virtual Access Point) you wish to enable (
VAP0
,
VAP1
,
VAP2
,
or
VAP3
).
•
SSID:
Enter the wireless name or SSID of your guest network.
•
Broadcast SSID:
o
Enable:
turns on broadcasting or your wireless network for clients to see.
o
Disable:
turns off broadcasting of wireless networking on your router.
•
Relay Blocking:
o
Enable:
Blocks all users connected to this network from each other.
o
Disable:
Disables blocking of all users connected to this guest network from each
other.
Securing Multiple SSIDs
Setup > Wireless Setup > Wireless Security
This section outlines Security for Multiple SSIDs.
1. Log into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page
”
on
page 23).
2. Click on
Setup,
click on
Wireless Setup,
and then click on
Wireless Security
.
•
3. Select the VAP (Virtual Access Point) you wish to secure (
VAP0
,
VAP1
,
VAP2
, or
VAP3
).
3. To save changes to this section, click
Apply
when finished.
Selecting WEP:
WEP
encryption is only available when
802.11b
and
802.11g
is selected in
802.11 Mode
section. Please note that 802.11n does not support
WEP
encryption. If selecting
WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy), please review the WEP settings to configure and click
Apply
to save the changes.
•
Key Format:
Choose
Hex
or
ASCII.
Note:
It is recommended to use ASCII because of the much larger character set that
can be used to create the key.
•
Authentication Type:
Choose
Open
,
Shared,
or
Auto
.
Note:
It is recommended to use Open System because it is known to be more secure
than Shared Key.
•
WEP Key 1-4
o
This is where you enter the password or key needed for a computer to connect to
the router wirelessly
o
You can define up to 4 passwords or 4 keys. Only one key can be active at a given
time. Most users simply define one key.
o
Choose a key index 1, 2, 3, or 4 and enter the key.
o
When connecting to the router, the client must match both the password and the
Key number. (e.g. if you have activated Key 2 with a password of 12345, then the
client must select: Key 2 (entering Key 1, 3, or 4 will block the ability to connect)
and enter password 12345)