Asus RT-N12E C1 users manual in English - Page 26

Hide SSID, N only, Legacy, 40MHz default, 20MHz, Open System

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3. In the Hide SSID field, select Yes to prevent wireless devices from detecting your SSID. When this function is enabled, you would need to enter the SSID manually on the wireless device to access the wireless network. 4. Select any of these wireless mode options to determine the types of wireless devices that can connect to your wireless router: • Auto: Select Auto to allow 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b devices to connect to the wireless router. • N only: Select N only to maximize wireless N performance. This setting prevents 802.11g and 802.11b devices from connecting to the wireless router. • Legacy: Select Legacy to allow 802.11b/g/n devices to connect to the wireless router. Hardware that supports 802.11n natively, however, will only run at a maximum speed of 54Mbps. 5. Select any of these channel bandwidth to accommodate higher transmission speeds: 20/40MHz (default): Select this bandwidth to automatically select the best bandwidth for your wireless environment. 20MHz: Select this bandwidth if you encounter some issues with your wireless connection. 40MHz: Select this bandwidth to maximize the wireless throughput. 6. Select the operating channel for your wireless router. Select Auto to allow the wireless router to automatically select the channel that has the least amount of interference. 7. If 20/40MHz, 20MHz or 40MHz is selected, you can define an upper or lower adjacent channel in the Extension Channel field to be accommodated. 8. Select any of these authentication methods: • Open System: This option provides no security. 26

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3. In the
Hide SSID
field, select
Yes
to prevent wireless devices
from detecting your SSID. When this function is enabled, you
would need to enter the SSID manually on the wireless device
to access the wireless network.
4. Select any of these wireless mode options to determine the
types of wireless devices that can connect to your wireless
router:
Auto
: Select
Auto
to allow 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b
devices to connect to the wireless router.
N only
: Select
N only
to maximize wireless N performance.
This setting prevents 802.11g and 802.11b devices from
connecting to the wireless router.
Legacy
: Select
Legacy
to allow 802.11b/g/n devices to
connect to the wireless router. Hardware that supports
802.11n natively, however, will only run at a maximum speed
of 54Mbps.
5. Select any of these channel bandwidth to accommodate higher
transmission speeds:
20/40MHz (default):
Select this bandwidth to automatically
select the best bandwidth for your wireless environment.
20MHz:
Select this bandwidth if you encounter some issues
with your wireless connection.
40MHz:
Select this bandwidth to maximize the wireless
throughput.
6. Select the operating channel for your wireless router. Select
Auto
to allow the wireless router to automatically select the
channel that has the least amount of interference.
7. If 20/40MHz, 20MHz or 40MHz is selected, you can define an
upper or lower adjacent channel in the Extension Channel field
to be accommodated.
8. Select any of these authentication methods:
Open System
: This option provides no security.