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<P CLASS="mainheading1">Configuring Tri-Band Wireless Home Router
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<P>The <STRONG>Config</STRONG> tab offers two general levels of
configuration: global and interface. To configure at the global
level, click the <STRONG>GLOBAL</STRONG> button to expand the
<STRONG>Settings</STRONG> button (if it has not already been
expanded). To configure an interface, click the <STRONG>INTERFACE</STRONG>
button to expand the list of interfaces, and then choose the
interface.</P></div>
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<P CLASS="mainheading2">Global Settings</P></div>
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<P>In the global settings, you can change the <STRONG>Display Name</STRONG>
of the Wireless Router0 to the name of your choice.</P>
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<P CLASS="mainheading2">Algorithm Settings</P></div>
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<P>In the <STRONG>Algorithm Settings</STRONG>, you can override the
global Algorithm Settings by unchecking <STRONG>Global Settings</STRONG>
and then set your own values for the <STRONG>Half-Open Session
Multiplier</STRONG>, <STRONG>Maximum Number of Connections</STRONG>,
and <STRONG>Maximum Number of Opened Sessions</STRONG>.</P></div>
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<P CLASS="mainheading2">Internet Interface Configuration</P></div>
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<P>In the <STRONG>Internet</STRONG> settings, you can set the
Internet port to automatically obtain IP configurations with <STRONG>DHCP</STRONG>,
manually set IP configurations with the <STRONG>Static</STRONG>
setting, or elect setup the router to operate in either <B>Wireless
AP</B> or <B>Media Bridge </B><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">modes</SPAN>.</P></div>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">In order to illustrate
router operation in <I><B>Media Bridge</B></I> and <I><B>Wireless AP</B></I><SPAN STYLE="font-style: normal"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">
modes,</SPAN></SPAN> Packet Tracer has the following samples:</P>
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<P CLASS="mainheading2">LAN Interface Configuration
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<P>In the <STRONG>LAN</STRONG> settings, you can set the <STRONG>IP
Address</STRONG> and <STRONG>Subnet Mask</STRONG> of the LAN
interface.</P></div>
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<P CLASS="mainheading2">Wireless Interface Configuration
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<P>In the <STRONG>Wireless</STRONG> settings, you can set the <STRONG>SSID</STRONG>,
<STRONG>Channel</STRONG>, and <STRONG>Authentication</STRONG>. You
may set the authentication to <STRONG>WEP</STRONG>, <STRONG>WPA-PSK</STRONG>,
<STRONG>WPA2-PSK</STRONG>, <STRONG>WPA</STRONG>, or <STRONG>WPA2</STRONG>.
For WEP, you need to set the <STRONG>Key</STRONG> to a 10-digit
hexadecimal value. For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK, the <STRONG>Pass Phrase</STRONG>
needs to be 8-63 ASCII characters long and the <STRONG>Encryption
Type</STRONG> can be set to <STRONG>AES</STRONG> or <STRONG>TKIP</STRONG>.
For WPA and WPA2, you need to enter the <STRONG>IP Address</STRONG>
and <STRONG>Shared Secret</STRONG> of the RADIUS server and then
select AES or TKIP for the encryption type. <BR><BR>You can select
from 3 different radio bands to configure: 2.4 GHz and two 5GHz
bands.
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<P CLASS="mainheading2">Wireless Guest Interface Configuration
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<P>In the <STRONG>Wireless Guest</STRONG> settings, you can set the
<STRONG>SSID</STRONG>, <STRONG>Channel</STRONG>, and <STRONG>Authentication</STRONG>.
You may set the authentication to <STRONG>WEP</STRONG>, <STRONG>WPA-PSK</STRONG>,
<STRONG>WPA2-PSK</STRONG>, <STRONG>WPA</STRONG>, or <STRONG>WPA2</STRONG>.
For WEP, you need to set the <STRONG>Key</STRONG> to a 10-digit
hexadecimal value. For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK, the <STRONG>Pass Phrase</STRONG>
needs to be 8-63 ASCII characters long and the <STRONG>Encryption
Type</STRONG> can be set to <STRONG>AES</STRONG> or <STRONG>TKIP</STRONG>.
For WPA and WPA2, you need to enter the <STRONG>IP Address</STRONG>
and <STRONG>Shared Secret</STRONG> of the RADIUS server and then
select AES or TKIP for the encryption type.</P>
<P>You can select from 3 different radio bands to configure: 2.4 GHz
and two 5GHz bands.
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