Linksys WAP55AG User Guide - Page 27

Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point Wireless-G • Mode. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If you have both 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have only 802.11g devices, select Wireless-G Only. If you have only 802.11b devices, select Wireless-B Only. If you do not have any 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, select Disabled. • Network Name (SSID). The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network. • Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings, between 1 and 11. All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly. • SSID Broadcast. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Access Point. To broadcast the Access Point's SSID, keep the default setting, Enabled. If you do not want to broadcast the Access Point's SSID, then select Disabled. Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen. For additional information, click More. Chapter 6: Configuring the Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point 21 The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings