Wireless Setup. Planet WDRT-1200AC

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5.4 Wireless Setup

Click Wireless Setup on the left pane and its submenu comes out. In this section, you can configure the wireless network of 2.4G and 5G.

5.4.1 Basic Setup

On the coming page, you can configure the basic wireless parameters of 2.4G and 5G.

Figure 5-4-1 Basic Setup

The page includes the following fields:

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2.4GHz Basic Setup

Object

 Adapter:

 Region:

 Enable Wireless

Description

Choose 2.4G or 5G.

You may select the country close to you.

You may choose to enable or disable Wireless function.

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Network:

 Enable SSID

Broadcast:

You may choose to enable or disable SSID broadcast. When it is enabled, the router SSID will be broadcast in the wireless network, so that it can be scanned by wireless clients and they can join the wireless network with this SSID.

 Enable Wireless

Isolation:

Enable or disable Wireless Isolation function.

 SSID:

Set a name (SSID) for your wireless network. The ID of the wireless network. User can access the wireless network through it only. However, if you switch to Client Mode, this field becomes the SSID of the AP you want to connect with.

Default: WDRT-1200AC_2.4G

Set the wireless mode to which you need. Default is “802.11b/g/n”. It is strongly recommended that you set the Band to “802.11b/g/n”, and all of

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the

WDRT-1200AC.

 Wireless Mode:

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802.11b: 802.11b mode, rate is up to 11Mbps

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802.11g: 802.11g mode, rate is up to 54Mbps

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802.11n: 802.11n mode, rate is up to 300Mbps(2T2R)

 802.11b/g/n: 802.11b/g/n mode, rate is up to 11Mbps, 54Mbps, or

300Mbps

For an optimal wireless performance, you may select the least

 Wireless Channel: interferential channel. It is advisable that you select an unused channel or

“Auto” to let device detect and select the best possible channel for your wireless network to operate on from the drop-down list.

 Extension Channel:

The extension Channel is over or under the primary Channel.

 Bandwidth:

Select a proper channel bandwidth to enhance wireless performance.

When there are 11b/g and 11n wireless clients, please select the 802.11n mode of 20/40M frequency band.

 Protected Mode:

Protected mode is used when lots of 802.11b traffic is nearby.

 802.11e/WMM QoS:

Enable or disable QoS features.

 Security Options:

Select the security mode from the Security Options dropdown list. There are 5 options in the Security Mode dropdown list:

 None,

 WEP

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WPA-PSK[TKIP]



WPA2-PSK[AES]

 WPA-PSK[TKIP] + WPA2-PSK[AES]

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5GHz Basic Setup

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Figure 5-4-2 Basic Setup

The page includes the following fields:

Object

 Adapter:

 Region:

 Enable Wireless

Network:

 Enable SSID

Broadcast:

 Enable Wireless

Isolation:

Description

Choose 2.4G or 5G.

You may select the country close to you.

You may choose to enable or disable Wireless function.

You may choose to enable or disable SSID broadcast. When it is enabled, the router SSID will be broadcast in the wireless network, so that it can be scanned by wireless clients and they can join the wireless network with this SSID.

Enable or disable Wireless Isolation function.

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 SSID:

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Set a name (SSID) for your wireless network. The ID of the wireless network. User can access the wireless network through it only.

However, if you switch to Client Mode, this field becomes the SSID of the AP you want to connect with.

Default: WDRT-1200AC_5G

Set the wireless mode to which you need. Default is “802.11a/n/ac”. It is strongly recommended that you set the Band to “802.11a/n/ac”, and all of 802.11a, 802.11n, and 802.11ac wireless stations can connect to the WDRT-1200AC.

 Wireless Mode:

 Wireless Channel:

 Bandwidth:

 802.11a: 802.11a mode, rate is up to 54Mbps

 802.11n: 802.11n mode, rate is up to 300Mbps(2T2R)

 802.11a/n/ac: 802.11a/n/ac mode, rate is up to 867Mbps

For an optimal wireless performance, you may select the least interferential channel. It is advisable that you select an unused channel or

“Auto” to let device detect and select the best possible channel for your wireless network to operate on from the drop-down list.

Select a proper channel bandwidth to enhance wireless performance.

When there is 11a/n/ac, please select 20/40/80MHz frequency band.

Protected mode is used when lots of 802.11b traffic is nearby.

 Protected Mode:

 802.11e/WMM QoS:

Enable or disable QoS features.

 Security Options:

Select the security mode from the Security Options dropdown list.

There are 5 options in the Security Mode dropdown list:



None

 WEP



WPA-PSK[TKIP]



WPA2-PSK[AES]

 WPA-PSK[TKIP]+WPA2-PSK[AES]

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