EnGenius M36 User manual

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LongRangeAccessPoint
M36
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UserManual
V1.0

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TableofContents
1PRODUCTOVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................................................................3
1.1BENEFITS........................................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.2FEATURE......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.3PACKAGECONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4SYSTEMREQUIREMENT .....................................................................................................................................................6
1.5HARDWAREOVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
2M36MULTI‐FUNCTIONINSTRUCTIONGUIDE......................................................................................................................7
2.1ACCESSPOINT .................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2ACCESSPOINTWITHWDSFUNCTION.................................................................................................................................. 7
2.3REPEATER .......................................................................................................................................................................8
2.4MESH ............................................................................................................................................................................8
3COMPUTERCONFIGURATIONINSTRUCTION.......................................................................................................................9
3.1ASSIGNASTATICIP...........................................................................................................................................................9
3.2LOGGINGMETHOD......................................................................................................................................................... 10
4WIRELESSCONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1SWITCHINGOPERATIONMODE ......................................................................................................................................... 11
4.2WIRELESSSETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................................12
4.2.1AccessPointMode ..........................................................................................................................................12
4.2.2RepeaterMode ...............................................................................................................................................14
4.2.3MeshMode ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.3WIRELESSSECURITYSETTINGS .......................................................................................................................................... 17
4.3.1WEP.................................................................................................................................................................17
4.3.2WPA‐PSK ......................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.3.3WPA2‐PSK .......................................................................................................................................................18
4.3.4WPA‐PSKMixed............................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3.5WPA ................................................................................................................................................................20
4.3.6WPA2 ..............................................................................................................................................................21
4.3.7WPAMixed...................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3.8RadiusAccounting...........................................................................................................................................23
4.4WIRELESSADVANCEDSETTINGS........................................................................................................................................ 24
4.5WIRELESSMACFILTER ................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.6WDSLINKSETTINGS ......................................................................................................................................................26
5LANSETUP ..........................................................................................................................................................................27
5.1IPSETTINGS.................................................................................................................................................................. 27

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5.2SPANNINGTREESETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................... 28
6INFORMATIONSTATUS ....................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.1MAIN .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
6.2WIRELESSCLIENTLIST.....................................................................................................................................................30
6.3SYSTEMLOG .................................................................................................................................................................31
6.4WDSLINKSTATUS ......................................................................................................................................................... 32
6.5CONNECTIONSTATUS ......................................................................................................................................................32
7MANAGEMENTSETTINGS ..................................................................................................................................................34
7.1ADMINISTRATION ...........................................................................................................................................................34
7.2MANAGEMENTVLAN .................................................................................................................................................... 34
7.3SNMPSETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................... 35
7.4BACKUP/RESTORESETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................36
7.5FIRMWAREUPGRADE......................................................................................................................................................37
7.6TIMESETTINGS..............................................................................................................................................................37
7.7LOG.............................................................................................................................................................................38
7.8DIAGNOSTICS ................................................................................................................................................................39
7.9LEDCONTROL...............................................................................................................................................................39
8NETWORKCONFIGURATIONEXAMPLE.............................................................................................................................. 41
8.1ACCESSPOINT ...............................................................................................................................................................41
8.2REPEATERMODE ...........................................................................................................................................................42
8.3MESH ..........................................................................................................................................................................43
APPENDIXA–FCCINTERFERENCESTATEMENT....................................................................................................................45
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1ProductOverview
ThankyouforusingM36.M36isasmokingdetectorlikeddeviceanditisapowerful,enhanced,
enterprisescaleproductwith4multi‐functionsAccessPoint,AccessPointwithWDSfunction,
Repeater,andMesh.M36hasprovidedbestsalutationforSOHO(smallbusiness/homebusiness)
business.Itcanhelpwithreducingcostswithwiredinternet/intranetandeventhewireless
environment.
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M36iseasilytoinstallalmostanywhere.ItsupportsPowerbyadapterandPoweroverEthernetfor
hidingindoorinstallation.Internaldiversityantennaprovidesbettercoverageofwirelesssignal.
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M36canmanagepowerlevelcontrol,TrafficshapingandReal‐timeRSSIindicator.M36isfully
supportofsecurityencryptionincludingWi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK),64/12 8/152‐bit
WEPEncryptionandIEEE802.1xwithRADIUSAccounting.
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1.1Benefits
ThefollowinglistdescribesthedesignoftheM36madepossiblethroughthepowerandflexibilityof
wirelessLANs:
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a) Difficult‐to‐wireenvironments
Therearemanysituationswherewirescannotbelaideasily.Historicbuildings,older
buildings,openareasandacrossbusystreetsmaketheinstallationofLANseither
impossibleorveryexpensive.
b) Temporaryworkgroups
Considersituationsinparks,athleticarenas,exhibitioncenters,disaster‐recovery,
temporaryofficesandconstructionsiteswhereonewantsatemporaryWLANestablished
andremoved.
c) Theabilitytoaccessreal‐timeinformation
Doctors/nurses,point‐of‐saleemployees,andwarehouseworkerscanaccessreal‐time
informationwhiledealingwithpatients,servingcustomersandprocessinginformation.
d) Frequentlychangedenvironments
Showrooms,meetingrooms,retailstores,andmanufacturingsiteswherefrequently
rearrangetheworkplace.

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e) WirelessextensionstoEthernetnetworks
Networkmanagersindynamicenvironmentscanminimizetheoverheadcausedbymoves,
extensionstonetworks,andotherchangeswithwirelessLANs.
f) WiredLANbackup
NetworkmanagersimplementwirelessLANstoprovidebackupformission‐critical
applicationsrunningonwirednetworks.
g) Training/Educationalfacilities
Trainingsitesatcorporationsandstudentsatuniversitiesusewirelessconnectivitytoease
accesstoinformation,informationexchanges,andlearning.
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Benefits
HighSpeedDataRateUp
to108Mbps
CapableofhandlingheavydatapayloadssuchasMPEGvideo
streaming
HighOutputPowerupto
28dBmExtendedexcellentRangeandCoverage
IEEE802.11b/g
Compliant
FullyInteroperablewithIEEE802.11b/IEEE802.11gcompliant
devices
Watertightand
WeatherproofAvoidwaterinvadedandweathercorrodedforoutdoorenvironment
Wallmountandmast
mountingkitsupportBuildingonindoorenvironmenteasily.
InternalsmartantennaDiversityantennagivesbettercoverageofwirelesssignalforindoor
environment.
4Multi‐FunctionUserscanusedifferentmodeinvariousenvironment
Point‐to‐point,
Point‐to‐multipoint
WirelessConnectivity
Letuserstransferdatabetweentwobuildingsormultiplebuildings
SupportRSSIIndicatorAccessPointwillshowthesignalqualityforeachclient.
Power‐over‐EthernetFlexibleAccessPointlocationsandcostsavings.M36mustusesthe
adapterprovidedinthepackage.
SupportMulti‐SSID
function(4SSID)inAP
mode
Allowclientstoaccessdifferentnetworksthroughasingleaccess
pointandassigndifferentpoliciesandfunctionsforeachSSIDby
manager
WPA2/WPA/WEP/IEEE
802.1xsupportFullysupportalltypesofsecuritytypes.
MACaddressfilteringin
APmodeEnsuressecurenetworkconnection
SNMPRemote
Configuration
Management
HelpadministratorstoremotelyconfigureormanagetheAccess
Pointeasily.
QoS(WMM)supportEnhanceuserperformanceanddensity

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HighSpeedDataRateUp
to108Mbps
CapableofhandlingheavydatapayloadssuchasMPEGvideo
streaming
1.2Feature
AccessPointModeUsethisfeaturetosetuptheaccesspoint’sconfigurationinformation.
Ithassupportadjustingtransmitpowerandchannel.Clientcanaccess
thenetworkwithdifferentregulatorysettingsandautomatically
changetothelocalregulations.
RepeaterModeUsethisfeaturetoextendthewirelesssignalcoveragearea.
MeshModeUsethisfeaturetoestablishaNETtypeofnetwork.Meshcanreduce
thecostoftheT1andxDSLwirednetwork.Ifonepathofthenetwork
isbrokenorblocked,thetransmissionisautomaticallyfindthebest
pathtothedestination.
MultipleSSIDsM36supportsupto4SSIDsonyouraccesspoint.Thefollowing
optionscanbesettoeachSStoeachSSID:
-SSIDforpublicorprivatenetwork
-Authenticationisfullysupported
-VLANidentifier
-Radiusaccountingidentifier
-Profileisolationforinfrastructurenetwork
VLANSpecifyaVLANnumberforeachSSIDtoseparatetheservicesamong
clients.
QoSUsethisfeaturetolimittheincomingoroutgoingthroughput.
Wi‐FiProtectAccessWi‐FiProtectAccessisastandard‐basedinteroperablesecurity
enhancementthatincreasesthelevelofdataprotectionandaccess
controlforexistingandfuturewirelessLANsystem.Itiscompatible
withIEEE802.11istandardWPAleveragesTKIPand802.1Xfor
authenticatedkeymanagement.
1.3PackageContents
Openthepackagecarefully,andmakesurethatnoneoftheitemslistedbelowaremissing.Donot
discardthepackingmaterials,incaseofreturn;theunitmustbeshippedinitsoriginalpackage.
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1*WirelessAccessPointMulti‐FunctionAP(M36)
1*12V/1APowerAdapter
1*Mountingkit
1*QIG
1*CD(UserManual)

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Auction:UsingotherPowerAdapterthantheoneincludedwithM36maycausedamageofthe
device.
1.4SystemRequirement
Thefollowingconditionsaretheminimumsystemrequirement.
AcomputerwithanEthernetinterfaceandoperatingunderWindowsXP,Vista,7orLinux.
InternetBrowserthatsupportsHTTPandJavaScript.
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1.5HardwareOverview
MCUAtherosSoC,180MHz
Memory32MBSDRAM
Flash8MB
ExpansionSlotsN/A
PhysicalInterfaceLAN:One10/100FastEthernetRJ‐45
ResetButton
PowerJack
LEDsStatusPower/Status
LAN(10/100Mbps)
WLAN(WirelessConnection)
PowerRequirementsPowerSupply:100to240VDC±10％,50/60Hz(dependsondifferent
countries)
ActiveEthernet(PoweroverEthernet,IEEE802.3af)‐48VDC/0.375A
Device:12V/1A
RegulationCertificationsFCCPart15,ETSI300/328/CE
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2M36Multi‐FunctionInstructionGuide
2.1AccessPoint
IntheAccessPointModewithWDSFunction,M36functionlikesacentralconnectionforany
stationsorclientsthatsupportIEEE802.11b/gandSuperGnetwork.StationsandClientmust
configurethesameSSIDandSecurityPasswordtoassociatewithintherange.M36supports4
differentSSIDstoseparatedifferentclientsatthesametime.
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2.2AccessPointwithWDSFunction
M36alsosupportsWDSfunctioninAccessPointModewithoutlosingAP’scapabilities.Configure
othersAccessPoint’sWirelessMACAddressinbothAccessPointdevicestoenlargethewirelessarea
byenablingWDSLinkSettings.WDSfunctioncansupportupto8differentAP’sMACaddresses.
Auction:NoteveryAccessPointdevicehassupportWDSinAccessPointMode.Itisrecommended
usingM36ifyouwouldliketousethisservice.
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2.3Repeater
IntheRepeaterMode,theM36canextendthewirelesscoverageareaofanotherAccessPointor
WirelessRouter.AccessPointorWirelessRoutermustwithintherangeandM36mustusethesame
SSID,SecurityPasswordandChannel.
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2.4Mesh
IntheMeshMode,theM36isactlikeanindependentnodeandeachnodeisallowedconnectingto
anothernetwork.Ifonenodeislost,thecontinuousconnectionthrougharoundthebrokenor
blockedbyhoppingfromnodetonodeuntilthedestinationisreached.Eachnodeisconnectedto
everyothernode.Meshnetworkissimilarlytotheadhocnetwork.
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InMeshMode,recommended1Gatewaywith4RelayLinearandradiativedeploymentscenario.

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3ComputerConfigurationInstruction
3.1AssignaStaticIP
InordertoconfigureM36,pleasefollowtheinstructionbelow:
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1.IntheControlPanel,doubleclickNetwork
Connectionsandthendoubleclickontheconnectionof
yourNetworkInterfaceCard(NIC).Youwillthenseethe
followingscreen.
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2.SelectInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andthenclickonthe
Propertiesbutton.Thiswillallowyoutoconfigurethe
TCP/IPsettingsofyourPC/Notebook
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3.SelectUsethefollowingIPaddressradiobuttonand
thenentertheIPaddressandsubnetmask.Ensurethat
theIPaddressandsubnetmaskareonthesamesubnet
asthedevice.
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4.ClickontheOKbuttontoclosethiswindow,andthen
closeLANpropertieswindow.
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Auction:IPAddressenteredintheTCP/IPPropertiesneedstobeatthesamesubnetoftheM36IP
Address.Forexample:M36’sdefaultIPAddressis192.168.1.1sotheIPAddressintheTCP/IPsettings
couldbe192.168.1.10.

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3.2LoggingMethod
AftercompletetheIPsettingsfromlastsection,youcannowaccesstheweb‐basedconfiguration
menu.

1.Openwebbrowser
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2.EnterIP192.168.1.1intoyouaddressfilter.
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Auction:IfyouhavechangedtheM36LANIPaddress,makesureyouenterthecorrectIPAddress.
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3.AfterconnectedtotheM36successfully,browserwillpopoutaWindowsSecuritywindow.Please
enterthecorrectUsernameandPassword.
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4.ThedefaultUsernameandPasswordarebothadmin.
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Auction:IfyouhavechangedtheUsernameandPassword,pleaseenteryourownUsernameand
Password.
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4WirelessConfiguration
4.1SwitchingOperationMode
TheM36supports4differentoperationmodes:AccessPoint,AccessPointwithWDSBridge,
Repeater,andMesh.

ClickSystemPropertiesunderSystemSectiontobegin.
.
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DeviceNameSpecifyanameforthedevice,butitisnotthebroadcastSSID.Itwillbeshownin
SNMPmanagement
Country/RegionSelectaCountry/Regiontoconformlocalregulation
OperationModeSelectanoperationmodeviaRadioButton

ClickApplytosavethechanged.

Note:IfyouwouldliketouseAccessPointwithWDSFunctionmode,pleaseselectAccessPoint
ModeandthenenableWDSLinkSettingsfunction.
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4.2WirelessSettings
4.2.1AccessPointMode
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WirelessModeSelectthedesired802.11standardmodesorSuperGmode.Therearefourdifferent
modesandtheyare802.11b,802.11gOnly,802.11b/gmixedandSuperG.
Channel/FrequencyThechannelavailabilityisbasedonthecountry’sregulation.
AutoPlaceaChecktoenableAutochannelselection.
APDetectionAPDetectioncanhelptoselectabestchannelbyscannearbyarea.
CurrentProfileConfigureuptofourdifferentSSIDs,itcanhelptodividegroupofclientstoaccess
thenetwork.PressEdittoconfiguretheprofileandplaceaChecktoenableextra
SSID.
ProfileIsolationRestrictedClienttocommunicatewithdifferentVIDbySelectingtheRadiobutton.
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Auction:SuperGisaspecialfeatureinM36.IftheclientdoesnotsupportSuperG,itcannotestablish
awirelessconnectionsuccessfully.

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SSIDSpecifytheSSIDforcurrentprofile.
VLANIDSpecifytheVLANtagforcurrentprofile.
SuppressedSSIDPlaceaChecktohidetheSSID.ClientwillnotbeabletoseethebroadcastSSIDin
SiteSurvey.
StationSeparationSelecttheRadioButtontoallow/denyclienttocommunicateeachother.
WirelessSecurityPleaserefertotheWirelessSecuritysection.
Save/CancelPressSavetosavethechangesorCanceltoreturnprevioussettings.
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4.2.2RepeaterMode
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WirelessModeSelectthedesired802.11standardmodesorSuperGmode.Therearefourdifferent
modesandtheyare802.11gOnly,802.11b/gmixedandSuperG.
SSIDSpecifytheSSIDifknown.SSIDtextboxwillbeautomaticallyfillinwhenselectanAP
intheSiteSurvey.
SiteSurveyUsingSiteSurveytoscannearbyAPsandthenselecttheAPtoestablishthe
connection.
PreferBSSIDSpecifytheMACaddressifknown.PreferBSSIDtextboxwillbeautomaticallyfillin
whenselectanAPintheSiteSurvey.
WDSClientPlaceaRadiobuttontoEnable/DisableWDSClient.
Apply/CancelPressApplytoapplythechangesorCanceltoreturnprevioussettings.
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ProfileAfterSiteSurvey,webpagewilldisplayallnearbyarea’sAccessPoint.ClicktheBSSID
ifyouwouldliketoconnectwithit.

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WirelessSecurityPleaserefertotheWirelessSecuritysection.
RefreshPressRefreshtoscanagain.
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Auction:IftheAccessPointissuppresseditsownSSID,SSIDsectionwillbeblank,theSSIDmustbe
filledinmanually.
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4.2.3MeshMode

WirelessModeSelectthedesired802.11standardmodes.Therearethreedifferentmodesandthey
are802.11b,802.11gOnly,and802.11b/gmixed.
SSIDSpecifytheSSIDifknown.SSIDtextboxwillbeautomaticallyfillinwhenselectanAP
intheSiteSurvey.
Channel/FrequencyThechannelavailabilityisbasedonthecountry’sregulation.
MeshProfilePlaceaChecktoactlikegateway.PressEdittoconfigurethemeshprofileandplace
aChecktoenableextraSSID.
AccessPointProfileConfigureuptotwodifferentSSIDs,itcanhelptodividegroupofclientstoaccess
thenetwork.PressEdittoconfiguretheprofileandplaceaChecktoenableextra
SSID.
Apply/CancelPressApplytoapplythechangesorCanceltoreturnprevioussettings.
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MeshProfile

SSIDSpecifythenameoftheMeshnetworking.
WirelessSecurityPleaserefertotheWirelessSecuritysection.
Save/CancelPressSavetosavethechangesorCanceltoreturnprevioussettings.
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Auction:TheSSIDandsecuritymodemustbethesametotheMeshNetworkotherwiseitcannot
jointhemeshnetwork

AccessPointProfile

SSIDSpecifytheSSIDforcurrentprofile.
SuppressedSSIDPlaceaChecktohidetheSSID.ClientwillnotbeabletoseethebroadcastSSIDin
SiteSurvey.
StationSeparationSelecttheRadioButtontoallow/denyclienttocommunicateeachother.
WirelessSecurityPleaserefertotheWirelessSecuritysection.
Save/CancelPressSavetosavethechangesorCanceltoreturnprevioussettings.

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4.3WirelessSecuritySettings
WirelessSecuritySettingssectionwillguideyoutotheentireSecuritymodesconfiguration:WEP,
WPA‐PSK,WPA2‐PSK,WPA‐PSKMixed,WPA,WPA2,andWPAMixed.
WearestronglyrecommendedthatusesWPA2‐PSKasyoursecuritysettings.
4.3.1WEP
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SecurityModeSelectWEPfromthedropdownlisttobegintheconfiguration.
AuthTypeSelectAuthTypeinOpenSystemorShared.
InputTypeSelectInputTypeinHexorASCII.
KeyLengthSelectKeyLengthin64/128/152bitpasswordlength.
DefaultKeySelectthedefaultindexkeyforwirelesssecurity.
Key1SpecifypasswordforsecuritykeyindexNo.1.
Key2SpecifypasswordforsecuritykeyindexNo.2.
Key3SpecifypasswordforsecuritykeyindexNo.3.
Key4SpecifypasswordforsecuritykeyindexNo.4.
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4.3.2WPA‐PSK
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SecurityModeSelectWPA‐PSKfromthedropdownlisttobegintheconfiguration.
EncryptionSelectAuto,TKIPorAESforEncryptiontype.
PassphraseSpecifythesecuritypassword.
GroupKeyUpdate
IntervalSpecifyGroupKeyUpdateIntervaltime.
GroupKeyUpdate
TimeoutSpecifyGroupKeyUpdateTimeouttime.
PairwiseKeyUpdate
IntervalSpecifyPairwiseKeyUpdateTimeouttime.
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4.3.3WPA2‐PSK
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SecurityModeSelectWPA2‐PSKfromthedropdownlisttobegintheconfiguration.

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EncryptionSelectAuto,TKIPorAESforEncryptiontype.
PassphraseSpecifythesecuritypassword.
GroupKeyUpdate
IntervalSpecifyGroupKeyUpdateIntervaltime.
GroupKeyUpdate
TimeoutSpecifyGroupKeyUpdateTimeouttime.
PairwiseKeyUpdate
IntervalSpecifyPairwiseKeyUpdateTimeouttime.
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4.3.4WPA‐PSKMixed
WPA‐PSKMixedsecuritytypeprovidesflexiblewayforclienttoconnecttotheAccessPoint.Client
caneitheruseWPA‐PSKorWPA2‐PSKforthesecuritymode.


SecurityModeSelectWPA‐PSKMixedfromthedropdownlisttobegintheconfiguration.
EncryptionSelectAuto,TKIPorAESforEncryptiontype.
PassphraseSpecifythesecuritypassword.
GroupKeyUpdate
IntervalSpecifyGroupKeyUpdateIntervaltime.
GroupKeyUpdate
TimeoutSpecifyGroupKeyUpdateTimeouttime.
PairwiseKeyUpdate
IntervalSpecifyPairwiseKeyUpdateTimeouttime.
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Auction:WPA‐PSKMixedmeansitallowbothWPA‐PSKandWPA2‐PSKsecuritytypestoestablish
wirelessconnection.