Actiontec Powerline Wireless Network Extender User Manual - Page 23

WPB3000 Powerline Wireless Network Extender User Manual Field Description Extender does not broadcast its SSID on the wireless network. Country Select the country where you are from the drop-down list. Select the appropriate wireless mode. The default is Mixed 802.11b/g/n. 802.11b only: The maximum rate is 11Mbps. 802.11g only: The maximum rate is 54Mbps. 802.11n only: For 20M bandwidth, the maximum rate is 130Mbps (150Mbps for short preamble); for 40M Upper 802.11 Mode (+) or 40M Lower (-) bandwidth, the maximum rate is 270Mbps (300Mbps for short preamble). Mixed 802.11b/g: It is compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g. Mixed 802.11n/g: It is compatible with 802.11n and 802.11g. Mixed 802.11b/g/n: It is compatible with 802.11b, 802.11n, and 802.11g. Only in the 802.11 mode that is compatible with 802.11n, can you set the band width. For 20M bandwidth, the maximum Band Width rate is 130Mbps (150Mbps for short preamble); for 40M Upper (+) or 40M Lower (-) bandwidth, the maximum rate is 270Mbps (300Mbps for short preamble). Select the working channel of the wireless network. The Wireless Channel default is Auto Scan, which indicates that the Powerline Wireless Network Extender automatically searches for the best channel among the available channels. In this page, you can also configure the wireless security parameters. Wireless security settings are very important in protecting the wireless base stations on your network and wireless communication between your router and wireless network. The Powerline Wireless Network Extender provides 5 types of wireless security modes, which contain None, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA/WPA2-PSK. (1) None 18