Western Digital My Net AC1300 Router User Manual User Manual

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BASIC SETTINGS AND TASKS

MY NET AC1300 ROUTER
USER MANUAL

1. Click the

Set Up Wireless icon at the top of the page. The Set Up Wireless screen

displays:

2. View or modify the required wireless settings for the 2.4 GHz network and the 5 GHz

network and then click Save.

Note: You can change some settings on this screen. See “Advanced WAN

(Internet) Category” on page 27 for additional wireless settings.

Setting

Description

On/Off

Wireless service is enabled by default. To disable it, toggle to the
Off setting.

Network Name
(SSID)

Name given to the wireless network.

Security Mode

Select the type of security to be applied to the wireless network.

Options from strongest to weakest security include:

• WPA2-Personal

• WPA/WPA2-Personal

• WPA-Personal

• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

If 802.11n or 802.11ac is selected as the network mode, WEP
is not available, but it is available to 802.11b-only, 802.11 g-only,
802.11 a-only, and a mix of these.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and WPA2 are security protocols
that use a dynamically changing key. WPA2 is the second
generation protocol that uses stronger AES (Advanced
Encryption Standard) encryption. The third option is None.

WPA/WPA2 mixed security mode provides better compatibility
with legacy devices. However, for better performance and
higher security, WPA2 security mode is highly recommended.

Password

Password for accessing the wireless network.