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Chapter 10
Specify Your Network Settings
• 802.11ac/n mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using both 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless
clients.
• 802.11a/n/ac mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 802.11n and
802.11ac wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you select 11a/n/ac mixed.
Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down list. This field
determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the
wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access
point.
Bandwidth: Select the channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is
Auto for 2.4GHz wireless network and 80MHz for 5GHz wireless network, which can
adjust the channel width for your clients automatically.
¾ To change the security option:
1. Go to Wireless 2.4G or Wireless 5G > Primary Network page.
2. Select an option from the Security drop-down list. The router provides four options,
No Security, WPA/WPA2 Personal (Recommended), WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WEP.
WPA2 uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. We don’t
recommend you to change the default settings unless necessary.
10. 3. 2. Use WPS for Wireless Connection
You can use WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) feature to add a new wireless device to your
existing network quickly.
Method 1 Use the WPS Button
Use this method if your client device has a WPS button.
1. Press the WPS button on the modem router for 1 second.
2. Press the WPS button of the client device directly.
3. The WPS LED flashes for about 2 minutes during the WPS process.
4. When the WPS LED is on, the client device has successfully connected to the
modem router.
Method 2 Enter the client device’s PIN on the modem router
1. Visit http://tplinkmodem.net, and log in with the username (admin) and password
(admin or the one customized by you).
2. Go to Advanced > Wireless 2.4G or Wireless 5G > Primary Network page. Locate
the WPS Wizard section.