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58 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. You can also enable/disable the Wireless function using the WiFi on/off button at the back of the Router. Figure 44 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 Select the Extension Channel. 4 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 an unique name. 5 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. If you disable this SSID broadcast function, 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 disable SSID Broadcast, ensure that you know the name of your network first.