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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V • Turn Off the Wired LAN. If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections. Understanding Wireless Settings To configure the Wireless settings of your firewall, click the Wireless Settings link in the main menu of the browser interface. Figure 5-2: Wireless Settings menu • Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you want to participate in a particular wireless network will need to use this SSID for that network. • Region. This field identifies the region where the WGR826V can be used (when this option is available). It may not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in this field. Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security 5-3 202-10051-01, March 2005

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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Router with Phone Adapter WGR826V
Optimizing Wireless Connectivity and Security
5-3
202-10051-01, March 2005
•
Turn Off the Wired LAN.
If you disable the wireless LAN, wireless devices cannot
communicate with the router at all. You might choose to turn off the wireless the LAN when
you are away and the others in the household all use wired connections.
Understanding Wireless Settings
To configure the Wireless settings of your firewall, click the Wireless Settings link in the main
menu of the browser interface.
Figure 5-2:
Wireless Settings menu
•
Name (SSID).
The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to
32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one wireless network,
different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you
want to participate in a particular wireless network will need to use this SSID for that network.
•
Region.
This field identifies the region where the WGR826V can be used (when this option is
available). It may not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region
other than one of those identified in this field.