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44 CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE ROUTER Configuration The Wireless Configuration Screen allows you to turn on/ turn off the wireless function, and set up basic wireless settings. Figure 32 Wireless Configuration Screen To enable the wireless function: 1 Check Enable Wireless Networking checkbox. 2 Select the wireless channel you want to use from the Channel drop-down menu. 3 Specify the SSID to be used by your wireless network in the SSID field. If there are other wireless networks in your area, you should give your wireless network a unique name. 4 Enable or disable SSID Broadcast. A feature of many wireless network adapters is that a computer's SSID can be set to ANY, which means it looks randomly for any existing wireless network. The available networks are then displayed in a site survey, and your computer can select a network. By clicking Disable, you can block this random search, and set the computer's SSID to a specific network (for example, WLAN). This increases network security. If you decide to enable SSID Broadcast, ensure that you know the name of your network first. 5 Select whether your Router will operate in 11b mode only, 11g mode only, or mixed 11b and 11g from the Wireless Mode drop-down menu. 6 Click Apply.

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44
C
HAPTER
5: C
ONFIGURING
THE
R
OUTER
Configuration
The Wireless Configuration Screen allows you to turn on/ turn off the
wireless function, and set up basic wireless settings.
Figure 32
Wireless Configuration Screen
To enable the wireless function:
1
Check
Enable Wireless Networking
checkbox.
2
Select the wireless channel you want to use from the
Channel
drop-down
menu.
3
Specify the SSID to be used by your wireless network in the
SSID
field. If
there are other wireless networks in your area, you should give your
wireless network a unique name.
4
Enable or disable
SSID Broadcast
.
A feature of many wireless network adapters is that a computer's SSID
can be set to ANY, which means it looks randomly for any existing
wireless network. The available networks are then displayed in a site
survey, and your computer can select a network. By clicking
Disable
, you
can block this random search, and set the computer's SSID to a specific
network (for example, WLAN). This increases network security. If you
decide to enable
SSID Broadcast
, ensure that you know the name of your
network first.
5
Select whether your Router will operate in 11b mode only, 11g mode
only, or mixed 11b and 11g from the
Wireless Mode
drop-down menu.
6
Click
Apply
.