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Wireless Settings Screen Fields, Wireless Network, Security Options

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LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1515 • Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open network (without wireless security) that they discover. • Does your wireless device or computer appear on the Attached Devices screen? If it does, it is connected to the network. • If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on the bottom of your router. Wireless Settings Screen Fields Wireless Network The b/g/n and a/n notation references the 802.11 standards of conformance. For example, the 2.4 b/g/n conforms to 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n at the 2.4 GHz radio frequency. Enable SSID Broadcast. This feature allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box is selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box, and click Apply. Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character (maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly generated, and NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting. Region Selection. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list. In the United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable. Channel. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. Enter a value from 1 through 13. (For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be operated.) Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost connections or slow data transfers). When interference happens, experiment with different channels to see which is the best. Mode. Up to 145 Mbps is the default and allows 802.11n and 802.11g wireless devices to join the network. g & b supports up to 54 Mbps. The 300 Mbps setting allows 802.11n devices to connect at this speed. Security Options The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the security option and passphrase. NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the security option or passphrase, but if you want to change these settings, the following section explains how. Do not disable security. NETGEAR genie BASIC Settings 22

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NETGEAR genie BASIC Settings
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LTE Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1515
•
Is your wireless device or computer connected to your network or another wireless
network in your area? Some wireless devices automatically connect to the first open
network (without wireless security) that they discover.
•
Does your wireless device or computer appear on the Attached Devices screen? If it
does, it is connected to the network.
•
If you are not sure what the network name (SSID) or password is, look on the label on
the bottom of your router.
Wireless Settings Screen Fields
Wireless Network
The b/g/n and a/n notation references the 802.11 standards of conformance. For example,
the 2.4 b/g/n conforms to 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n at the 2.4 GHz radio frequency.
Enable SSID Broadcast
. This feature allows the router to broadcast its SSID so wireless
stations can see this wireless name (SSID) in their scanned network lists. This check box is
selected by default. To turn off the SSID broadcast, clear the
Enable SSID Broadcast
check
box, and click
Apply
.
Name (SSID)
. The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a 32-character
(maximum) name in this field. This field is case-sensitive. The default SSID is randomly
generated, and
NETGEAR strongly recommends that you do not change this setting
.
Region Selection
. The location where the router is used. Select from the countries in the list.
In the United States, the region is fixed to United States and is not changeable.
Channel
. This setting is the wireless channel used by the gateway. Enter a value from 1
through 13. (For products in the North America market, only Channels 1 through 11 can be
operated.) Do not change the channel unless you experience interference (shown by lost
connections or slow data transfers). When interference happens, experiment with different
channels to see which is the best.
Mode
. Up to 145 Mbps is the default and allows 802.11n and 802.11g wireless devices to join
the network. g & b
supports up to 54 Mbps. The 300 Mbps setting allows 802.11n devices to
connect at this speed.
Security Options
The Security Options section of the Wireless Settings screen lets you change the security
option and passphrase.
NETGEAR recommends that you do not change the security
option or passphrase,
but if you want to change these settings, the following section
explains how.
Do not disable security
.