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3.11.1 Setting up the wireless security settings
To protect your wireless network from unauthorized access, you
need to congure its security settings.
To set up the wireless security settings:
1. From the navigation panel, go to General > Network Map.
2. On the Network Map screen and under System Status, you can
congure the wireless security settings such as SSID, security
level, and encryption settings.
NOTE: You can set up dierent wireless security settings for 2.4GHz
and 5GHz bands.
2.4GHz security settings 5GHz security settings
3. On the Network Name (SSID) eld, key in a unique name for
your wireless network.
4. From the Authentication Method dropdown list, select the
authentication method for your wireless network.
If you select WPA-Personal or WPA-2 Personal as the
authentication method, key in the WPA-PSK key or security
passkey.
IMPORTANT! The IEEE 802.11n/ac standard prohibits using High
Throughput with WEP or WPA-TKIP as the unicast cipher. If you use
these encryption methods, your data rate will drop to IEEE 802.11g
54Mbps connection.
5 Click Apply when done.