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ESSID Channel Number Associated Clients MAC address 1 to 4 Set Security 2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate 11Mbps). 2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless clients. It's recommends to select this band to maximize compatibility. This is the name of broadband router. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to identify your own broadband router from others when there are other broadband routers in the same area. Default SSID is 'default', it's recommended to change default ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc. Select the channel number you wish to use; all access points must use the same channel. Click 'Show Active Clients' button to show the list of all connected wireless clients. You can click 'Refresh' in new window to get latest list again, or click 'Close' to close the window. Please note that if you have pop‐up blocker installed, you may have to disable it or tell your pop‐up blocker to allow the popup window, or you will not be able to see the wireless client list window. Input the MAC address of other wireless access points (the access points you wish to connect). Click 'Set Security' button to set security functions of this wireless connection to improve security. Please refer to chapter 3‐2‐1‐7 for detailed instructions. 77

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2.4 GHz (G): 2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g
wireless network client to connect this router
(maximum transfer rate 11Mbps).
2.4 GHz (B+G+N): 2.4GHz Band, Allows
802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11N wireless
clients. It’s recommends to select this band to
maximize compatibility.
ESSID
This is the name of broadband router. You can
type any alphanumerical characters here,
maximum 32 characters. ESSID is used to
identify your own broadband router from
others when there are other broadband
routers in the same area. Default SSID is
‘default’, it’s recommended to change default
ESSID value to the one which is meaningful to
you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.
Channel Number
Select the channel number you wish to use; all
access points must use the same channel.
Associated Clients
Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button to show
the list of all connected wireless clients. You
can click ‘Refresh’ in new window to get
latest list again, or click ‘Close’ to close the
window.
Please note that if you have pop
‐
up blocker
installed, you may have to disable it or tell
your pop
‐
up blocker to allow the popup
window, or you will not be able to see the
wireless client list window.
MAC address 1 to 4
Input the MAC address of other wireless access
points (the access points you wish to connect).
Set Security
Click ‘Set Security’ button to set security
functions of this wireless connection to
improve security. Please refer to chapter
3
‐
2
‐
1
‐
7 for detailed instructions.