Setting up wireless features
Setting up Wi‐Fi access points
Your router can be configured as a wireless access point (AP) to allow Wi‐Fi enabled devices to connect to the router using Wi‐Fi. The Wi‐Fi hot spot can only handle 5 concurrent sessions.
To set up your router so it can securely provide data communication to your Wi‐Fi devices:
1. From Wireless, select Wi‐Fi Access Point.
2. To allow the router to provide communication to Wi‐Fi devices, check Enabled.
3. To set the SSID (service set identifier) for the access point supported by your router, in the Network
Name (SSID) field, type the name. This is the ID that Wi‐Fi devices look for in order to join the wireless network. All wireless devices on a WLAN must employ the same SSID in order to communicate with the access point.
4. To specify the data rates supported, in the Network Mode drop‐down list, select the desired option:
B/G/N‐Mixed
B/G‐Mixed
B‐Only
N‐Only
5. To specify the country where the network operates, in the Country Code field, type the Wi‐Fi code for the country. The country you choose has an impact on the channels over which the network can run.
6. To specify the channel on which the router operates, from the Channel drop‐down list, select the desired channel. United States uses channels 1‐11, Europe uses 1‐13, and Japan uses 14.
7. In the Beacon Interval field, type the period of time, in milliseconds, when the access point sends a beacon packet. Beacons help synchronize a wireless network. For most applications, the default value of
100 provides good performance.
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8. In the DTIM Interval field, type how often a beacon frame includes a Delivery Traffic Indication Message, and this number is included in each beacon frame. It is generated within the periodic beacon at a frequency specified by the DTIM Interval.
A delivery traffic indication message is a kind of traffic indication message (TIM) which informs the clients about the presence of buffered multicast/broadcast data on the access point. The default value of 1 provides good performance for most applications. You might want to increase this value when using battery powered Wi‐Fi devices, which can sleep (at reduced power consumption) during the longer DTIM interval period. You must balance the power savings from increasing the DTIM Interval against possible reduced communication throughput.
9. In the RTS Threshold field, type the frame size at which the AP transmissions must use the RTS/CTS protocol. This is often used to solve hidden node problems.
U sing a small value causes RTS packets to be sent more often, consuming more of the available bandwidth.
However, the more RTS packets that are sent, the quicker the system can recover from interference or collisions.
Setting security options
You can specify the security protocol that the router uses to secure the communications from the router to the connected devices.
1. From the Mode drop‐down list, select the security protocol you want to use. Options include:
None
WEP: Use Wired Equivalent Privacy protocol to allow a group of devices on the network to exchange coded messages.
WPA‐PSK: Use Wi‐Fi protected access to secure data exchanged on your network.
WPA2‐PSK: Use Wi‐Fi protected access version 2 to secure data exchanged on your network.
2. To configure WEP: a. From the Encryption drop‐down list, select the encryption to be used. b. To generate a key from a phrase, in the Passphrase field, type a phrase. Click Generate. c. To manually enter keys, type the keys in the Key 1, Key 2, Key 3 or Key 4 fields.
3. To configure WPA‐PSK and WPA2‐PSK: a. Select the WPA Algorithm from the drop‐down list. b. In the Shared Key field, type the key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the data. c. To remove the mask characters, thereby making the Shared Key visible, check Unmask.
When done, click Submit, then Save and Restart.
Viewing information about Wi‐Fi clients using your wireless network
To view information about clients (such as computers, tablets, and smart phones) that are using your router's
Wi‐Fi features to exchange data:
1. The Clients group displays a list of clients using your router's WiFi.
2. To update the list, click Refresh.
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Setting up Wi‐Fi client
As an alternative to functioning as a Wi‐Fi Access Point, your router can function as a Wi‐Fi Client.
1. From Wireless, select Wi‐Fi Client.
2. To allow the router to act as a Wi‐Fi client, check Enabled.
3. From the Client Mode drop‐down list, select one of the following:
WAN
LAN
4. Click Submit. If Wi‐Fi Access Point feature is enabled, you are asked for permission to disable it before proceeding.
5. After 30 to 60 seconds, click Refresh. After a few seconds. a list of detected Wi‐Fi Access Points appears in the Available Networks group.
6. In the Available Networks group, click the SSID for the Wi‐Fi Access Point you want to use. The Add
Saved Network dialog box opens.
7. Review the information, enter any required security info, then click Finish. The Wi‐Fi Access Point you just added appears in the Saved Networks group.
8. If desired, add additional Access Points to the list of Saved Networks. The router tries to connect to
Saved Networks in the order they are listed. You can change the order by clicking the up or down arrows shown under options.
9. When done, click Submit, then Save and Restart.
10. The Status field displays "Connected" if you have successfully connected to the Wi‐Fi Access Point.
Setting up bluetooth
The Bluetooth‐IP feature allows a data connection between a remote TCP/UDP client or server and a local
Bluetooth device.
To set up the Bluetooth connection:
1. To enable the feature, check Enabled. Click Submit.
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2. Confirm that the far‐end Bluetooth device is powered on and waiting for a connection.
3. In the Available Devices group, click Refresh. A list of detected Bluetooth devices appears.
4. Click the name of the Bluetooth device that you want to use. The name and MAC address appear under the selected device.
To configure the IP Pipe in TCP/UDP Server mode:
1. In the IP Pipe group, from the Mode drop‐down list, select SERVER.
2. From the Protocol drop‐down list, select the desired protocol, either TCP or UDP.
3. In the Server Port field, type the desired port value in the range 1 to 65535.
4. From the Connection Termination drop‐down list, select a disconnect method for the IP pipe. Options are:
Always Connected
Sequence A sequence of characters received from the Bluetooth side used to disconnect the IP pipe.
Timeout The IP pipe connection disconnects if the configured timer expires with no data sent or received.
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To configure the IP Pipe in TCP/UDP Client mode:
1. In the IP Pipe group, from the Mode drop‐down list, select CLIENT.
2. From the Protocol drop‐down list, select the desired protocol, either TCP or UDP.
3. In the Server IP Address field, type the address of the far‐end TCP‐UDP server.
4. In the Server Port field, type the port value used by the far‐end TCP/UDP Server.
5. In case the primary server is unavailable, in the Secondary IP Address field and in the Secondary Port field, type the IP address and port number, respectively, of the alternate TCP/UDP server.
6. From the Connection Activation drop‐down list, select a connection method. Options are:
Always On
CR Three carriage returns must be received from the Bluetooth side before TCP/UDP connection is established to the remote server.
7. From the Connection Termination drop‐down list select a disconnect method for the IP pipe. Options are:
Always Connected
Sequence A sequence of characters received from the Bluetooth side used to disconnect the IP pipe
Timeout The IP pipe connection disconnects if the configured timer expires with no data sent or received
Click Submit. After you are finished configuring the Bluetooth feature, Save and Restart.
The router immediately connects to the local bluetooth device. If successful the Status field displays
Connected. If IP Pipe is configured for SERVER, the IP connection is initiated by the far‐end TCP/UDP client. If
Mode is set to Client, the router initiates connections for the far‐end TCP/UDP server based on the configured
Connection Activation conditions are met.
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