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Show or Hide the Main WiFi Network Name and Password, on LCD Home Screen, 11 B/G/N, WiFi Channel

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Item Mode Description This setting determines the type of wireless devices that can connect to your network. Recommended options: n 802.11 G - Choose only if you're certain that all of the WiFi devices used with your hotspot support 802.11 G. This option ensures faster WiFi speeds. n 802.11 B/G/N or 802.11 B/G - Choose if you're not sure which modes the WiFi devices used with your hotspot support. WiFi Channel RTS Threshold Fragmentation Threshold Security Note: If you change this value to 802.11 B/G/N and the specified WiFi security Encryption type is not supported by this value, the security Encryption type may change to WPA/WPA2 Personal. This is the active channel of the WiFi access point. If your network is having performance issues (possibly caused by other WiFi networks in the vicinity using the same channel), try a different WiFi channel. See Change the WiFi Channel. This setting specifies the smallest packet size, in bytes, for which RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) handshaking is used. The recommended value is 2347. Change this value only if you're experiencing inconsistent data flow. Make only minor changes to this value. This setting specifies the largest allowable size, in bytes, for a packet. If the packet is larger than this, it is fragmented into multiple packets before it is transmitted. To prevent poor network performance, it's recommended to keep this value as large as possible (up to 2346). Broadcast Network Name Encryption If broadcast is enabled (Show), the wireless network is displayed in the list of WiFi networks available in the local area. For increased security, set this field to Hide. You will need to give the WiFi network name (Main or Guest) to the people who will be accessing your network, and WPS will not be available. The type of security used by the Main WiFi network. Guest Encryption The type of security used by the Guest WiFi network. See Change the WiFi Security. Show or Hide the Main WiFi Network Name and Password on LCD Home Screen You can choose whether to show the Main WiFi network name and password on your device's home screen. You can do this from the Mobile Hotspot Manager's Options tab. Settings 32

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Settings
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Item
Description
Mode
This setting determines the type of wireless devices that can connect to your
network.
Recommended options:
n
802.11 G
– Choose only if you’re certain that all of the WiFi devices used
with your hotspot support 802.11 G. This option ensures faster WiFi
speeds.
n
802.11 B/G/N
or
802.11 B/G
– Choose if you’re not sure which modes
the WiFi devices used with your hotspot support.
Note
: If you change this value to
802.11 B/G/N
and the specified WiFi
security Encryption type is not supported by this value, the security
Encryption type may change to
WPA/WPA2 Personal
.
WiFi Channel
This is the active channel of the WiFi access point. If your network is having
performance issues (possibly caused by other WiFi networks in the vicinity
using the same channel), try a different WiFi channel. See
Change the WiFi
Channel
.
RTS Threshold
This setting specifies the smallest packet size, in bytes, for which RTS/CTS
(Request to Send/Clear to Send) handshaking is used. The recommended
value is 2347. Change this value only if you’re experiencing inconsistent data
flow. Make only minor changes to this value.
Fragmentation
Threshold
This setting specifies the largest allowable size, in bytes, for a packet. If the
packet is larger than this, it is fragmented into multiple packets before it is
transmitted. To prevent poor network performance, it’s recommended to
keep this value as large as possible (up to 2346).
Security
Broadcast
Network Name
If broadcast is enabled (
Show
), the wireless network is displayed in the list of
WiFi networks available in the local area. For increased security, set this field
to
Hide
. You will need to give the WiFi network name (Main or Guest) to the
people who will be accessing your network, and WPS will not be available.
Encryption
The type of security used by the Main WiFi network.
Guest
Encryption
The type of security used by the Guest WiFi network. See
Change the WiFi
Security
.
Show or Hide the Main WiFi Network Name and Password
on LCD Home Screen
You can choose whether to show the Main WiFi network name and password on your device’s
home screen. You can do this from the Mobile Hotspot Manager’s
Options
tab.