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select None. For the safety of wireless network, you are suggested to

encrypt your wireless network. This device provides two security

modes: WPA/WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA-PSK/WPA2-

PSK (WPA Pre-Shared Key). WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is recommended.

Settings vary in different security modes as the details is in the

following introduction.

AP Isolation: Select this checkbox to enable the AP Isolation feature that allows

you to confine and restrict all wireless devices on your network from

interacting with each other, but still able to access the Internet. This

function will be disabled if WDS is enabled.

Enable Wireless

Network:

Check the box to enable this wireless network, allowing the hosts

connected to the wireless network to communicate with each other.

Security Mode

Following is the detailed introduction of security mode: WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-

PSK

 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Based on pre-shared key. It is characterized by higher safety and simple settings, which

suits for common households and small business. WPA-PSK has two versions: WPA-

PSK and WPA2-PSK.

Figure 4-3 Security Mode WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

Authentication

Type:

 Auto: Select WPA or WPA2 automatically based on the wireless

station's capability and request.

 WPA-PSK: Pre-shared key of WPA.

 WPA2-PSK: Pre-shared key of WPA2.

Encryption: Select the encryption type, including Auto, TKIP, and AES. The default

setting is Auto, which can select TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) or

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) automatically based on the wireless

station's capability and request. AES is more secure than TKIP and TKIP

is not supported in 802.11n mode. It is recommended to select AES as

the encryption type.