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Advanced, 4GHz Wireless, Basic Settings, Transmit Power, Channel, Channel Width, Primary Network

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Chapter 10 Specify Your Network Settings Note: If you use a wireless device to change the wireless settings, you will be disconnected after the new settings are effective. Please write down the new SSID and password for future use. ¾¾ To hide SSID: Select Hide SSID, and your SSID will not broadcast. Your SSID won't display on your wireless device when you scan for local wireless network list and you need to manually join the network. ¾¾ To change the mode or channel: Go to Advanced > 2.4GHz Wireless or 5GHz Wireless > Basic Settings page. Transmit Power: Select the transmit power of the modem router. You can select 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% as you like. 100% is the default setting and is recommended. Mode: Select the desired mode. • 802.11n only: Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n devices. • 802.11gn mixed: Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless clients. • 802.11bgn mixed: Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless clients. Note: When 802.11n only mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless clients can connect to the modem router. It is strongly recommended that you select 802.11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n wireless clients can connect to the modem router. • 802.11ac only (5GHz): Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11ac devices. • 802.11ac/n mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using both 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless clients. • 802.11a/n/ac mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you select 11a/n/ac mixed. Channel: Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down list. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point. Channel Width: Select the channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting is Auto for both 2.4GHz wireless network and 5GHz wireless network, which can adjust the channel width for your clients automatically. ¾¾ To change the security option: 1. Go to Advanced > 2.4GHz Wireless or 5GHz Wireless > Primary Network page. 2. Select an option from the Security drop-down list. The router provides four options, No Security, WPA/WPA2 Personal (Recommended), WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WEP. WPA2 uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. We don't recommend you to change the default settings unless necessary. 59

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Chapter 10
Specify Your Network Settings
Note:
If you use a wireless device to change the wireless settings, you will be disconnected after the new settings
are effective. Please write down the new SSID and password for future use.
¾
To hide SSID:
Select Hide SSID, and your SSID will not broadcast. Your SSID won’t display on your
wireless device when you scan for local wireless network list and you need to manually
join the network.
¾
To change the mode or channel:
Go to
Advanced
>
2.4GHz Wireless
or
5GHz Wireless
>
Basic Settings
page.
Transmit Power:
Select the transmit power of the modem router. You can select 25%,
50%, 75% and 100% as you like. 100% is the default setting and is recommended.
Mode:
Select the desired mode.
• 802.11n only: Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n devices.
• 802.11gn mixed: Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless clients.
• 802.11bgn mixed: Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n wireless
clients.
Note:
When 802.11n only mode is selected, only 802.11n wireless clients can connect to the modem router.
It is strongly recommended that you select 802.11bgn mixed, and all of 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
wireless clients can connect to the modem router.
• 802.11ac only (5GHz): Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11ac devices.
• 802.11ac/n mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using both 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless
clients.
• 802.11a/n/ac mixed (5GHz): Select if you are using a mix of 802.11a, 802.11n and
802.11ac wireless clients. It is strongly recommended that you select 11a/n/ac mixed.
Channel:
Select the channel you want to use from the drop-down list. This field
determines which operating frequency will be used. It is not necessary to change the
wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access
point.
Channel Width:
Select the channel width from the drop-down list. The default setting
is
Auto
for both 2.4GHz wireless network and 5GHz wireless network, which can adjust
the channel width for your clients automatically.
¾
To change the security option:
1.
Go to
Advanced
>
2.4GHz Wireless
or
5GHz Wireless
>
Primary Network
page.
2.
Select an option from the
Security
drop-down list. The router provides four options,
No Security, WPA/WPA2 Personal (Recommended), WPA/WPA2 Enterprise, WEP.
WPA2 uses the newest standard and the security level is the highest. We don’t
recommend you to change the default settings unless necessary.