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Wireless-N Broadband Router The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen. Basic Wireless Settings Network Mode. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If you have Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you do not have any wireless devices in your network, select Disable. Network Name (SSID). The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (linksys) to a unique name. Radio Band. For best performance in a network using Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, keep the default, Wide - 40MHz Channel. For Wireless-G and Wireless-B networking only, select Standard - 20MHz Channel. Wide Channel. If you selected Wide - 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then this setting will be available for your primary Wireless-N channel. Select any channel from the drop-down menu. Standard Channel. Select the channel for Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B networking. If you selected Wide - 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then the Standard Channel will be a secondary channel for Wireless-N. If you are not sure which channel to select, keep the default, Auto. SSID Broadcast. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting, Enabled. If you do not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disabled. When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. For more information, click Help. Figure 5-14: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings NOTE: If you select Wide - 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then Wireless-N can use two channels: a primary one (Wide Channel) and a secondary one (Standard Channel). This will enhance Wireless-N performance. Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Broadband Router 22 The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Broadband Router
The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings
Wireless-N Broadband Router
The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings
The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
Basic Wireless Settings
Network Mode
. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If
you have Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default setting,
Mixed
. If you
do not have any wireless devices in your network, select
Disable
.
Network Name (SSID)
. The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID
must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters
(use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless
network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (
linksys
) to a unique name.
Radio Band
. For best performance in a network using Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, keep the
default,
Wide - 40MHz Channel
. For Wireless-G and Wireless-B networking only, select
Standard - 20MHz
Channel
.
Wide Channel
. If you selected Wide - 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then this setting will be
available for your primary Wireless-N channel. Select any channel from the drop-down menu.
Standard Channel
. Select the channel for Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B networking. If you selected
Wide – 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then the Standard Channel will be a secondary channel for
Wireless-N. If you are not sure which channel to select, keep the default,
Auto
.
SSID Broadcast
. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting,
Enabled
. If you
do not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select
Disabled
.
When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the
Save Settings
button to save the changes, or
click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes. For more information, click
Help
.
Figure 5-14: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings
NOTE:
If you select Wide - 40MHz Channel for the
Radio Band setting, then Wireless-N can use two
channels: a primary one (Wide Channel) and a
secondary one (Standard Channel). This will
enhance Wireless-N performance.