User Manual

WL-530gV2 Pocket Wireless Router User Manual

4. Wireless router features

This chapter provides setup examples of some frequently used router features. Set

up these features via the web conguration interface of WL-530gV2.

1) Setting up wireless encryption

WL-530gV2 provides a set of encryption and authentication

methods to meet the different demands of home and SOHO

users. Before setting up the encryption and authentication for

WL-530gV2, contact your network administrator for advice.

Click

Wireless > Interface

to open the conguration page.

Authentication

The authentication methods supported by WL-530gV2 include: Open System or

Share Key, Shared Key, and WPA/WPA2-PSK.

Open System or Shared Key:

This method allows you to disable authentication

protection for your wireless network or use the WEP keys to protect your wireless

network.

Shared Key:

This method uses the WEP keys to protect your wireless network.

WPA/WPA2-PSK:

WPA stands for WiFi-Protected Access. WPA-PSK is for home

and SOHO users. It provides Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for user identication. The

Pre-Shared Key consists of 8 to 64 characters.

When authentication and encryption are set, click

Finish

to save the settings and

restart the wireless router.