Wireless

[Ringfinger]

Changed to DD-WRT, so here goes.

Security set to WPA2 Personal with AES encryption.  So, the light son the router seem to blink amber, however I am fine an connected, what gives?  Can I get WPA2/PSK and if so how?

[Ringfinger]

Update:  The light for 2.4 and 5 are amber.  That is indicative of a lower security setting.  Is that because I have WPA2 Personal with AES?  Can I do anything to get those lights green?

[brian_nathaniel]

Not sure about the lights, but WPA2 Personal Mixed with TKIP + AES is most secure.

[harlem_sun]

WPA2-AES is more secure than TKIP or mixed, if you look at key strength and management. WPA2-AES is also the only encryption schema supported by the 802.11n specification and the only way you will get close to 300Mbps running DD-WRT. For some reason the user-friendly manual specifies WPA2-TKIP+AES as the best method, but I suspect this has more to do with minimizing customer calls from connection issues with older devices.

If you're looking at the padlock LED I'd ignore it, DD-WRT has spotty support for lights although it's getting better. Go by the security setup you've configured, not the lights.

[Ringfinger]

Thanks!  What are all the other settings for?  Like I use WPA2 Personal, but there are others.  What's the difference?

[brian_nathaniel]

They are just different encryption types.  WPA2 Personal is the most secure router, but some wireless clients (mostly older ones) don't support connecting with this - that is when you would have to setup your WEP or disable encryption all together.

It's really all about compatibility for the clients connecting on your network.

[Ringfinger · Accepted solution]

Yeah. It is working for me and I am connecting at 270-300 so I will leave it be