User manual TP-LINK TL-WN823N

[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ] Note: You can extend this repeating by adding up to 2 additional TL-WN823Ns configured in repeater mode. However, since Repeater configurations communicate in half-duplex mode, the bandwidth decreases as you add Repeaters to the network. Also, you can extend the range of the wireless network with wireless antenna accessories. Bridge (Point to Point) - This mode bridges the AP and another AP also in bridge mode to connect two wired LANs. Please input the MAC address of the other AP in the field of MAC of AP. Configure the TL-WN823N (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. Configure the TL-WN823N (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. AP1 must have AP2's MAC address in its MAC Address field and AP2 must have AP1's MAC address in its MAC Address field. Configure and verify the following parameters for both access points: 14 3. TL-WN823N · · 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Both use the same Channel, and security settings if security is in use. A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2. Bridge (Point to Multi-Point) - This mode bridges the AP and up to 4 APs also in bridge mode to connect two or more wired LANs. Please input the MAC address of other APs in the field of MAC of AP1 to MAC of AP4. WPA2 - WPA version 2. · · · · Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. Radius Password - Enter the password for the Radius Server. WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. · Version - You can select one of following versions 1) Automatic - Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK automatically based on the wireless station's capability and request. 3) WPA2-PSK - Pre-shared key of WPA2. · · PSK Passphrase - You can enter a passphrase between 8 and 63 characters long. Group Key Update Period - Specifiy the group key update interval in seconds. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. Note: The AP will reboot automatically after you click the Save button if you have select the Reboot checkbox. 3. 4. 4 MAC Filtering The Wireless MAC Filtering for wireless networks are set on this page, Figure 3-12: 18 TL-WN823N 108M Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 3-12 Wireless MAC address Filtering The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the AP, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to access. 64-bit, or 128-bit, or 152-bit means assigning a unique WEP key to access the AP. WEP Key - Specify a unique WEP key (in Hexadecimal format) to access the AP. To disable the Wireless MAC Address Filters feature, keep the default setting, Disable. To set up an entry, click Enable, and follow these instructions: First, you must decide whether the unspecified wireless stations can or cannot access the AP. [. . . ] For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802. 11 standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802. 11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www. wi-fi. net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802. 11b devices. [. . . ]