EnGenius M36 User manual

LongRangeAccessPoint

M36

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UserManual

V1.0

TableofCont ents

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S ETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................ 24

4.5WIRELESSMACFILTER ................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.6WDSLINKSETTINGS ...................................................................................................................................................... 26

5LANSETUP .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

5.1IPSETTINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. 27

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 work ers 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.

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corpor ationsandstudentsatuniversitiesusewirelessconnectivitytoease

accesstoinformation,informationex changes,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Inter operable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ante nna 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

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)

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)

WL AN(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

other s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li ke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Gatew ay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

butt on.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.

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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.

.



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.

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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.



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set tings.



4.2.2RepeaterMode



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Surv ey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.



Profile

AfterSiteSurvey,webpagewilldisplayallnearbyarea’sAccessPoint.ClicktheBSSID

ifyouwouldliketoconnectwithit.

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the y

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.



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set tings.



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set tings.



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



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



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.



4.3.3WPA2‐PSK



SecurityMode

SelectWPA2‐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.



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.



Auction:WPA‐PSKMixedmeansitallowbothWPA‐PSKandWPA2‐PSKsecuritytypestoestablish

wirelessconnection.

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