Cisco Systems WRT610N Wireless Basic Wireless Settings, Simultaneous Networks, Routing Table

Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Gateway  This is the IP address of the gateway device that allows for contact between the Router and the remote network or host.

Interface  This interface tells you whether the Destination IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (Ethernet and wireless networks) or the WAN (Internet).

Click Show Routing Table to view the static routes you have already set up.

Routing Table

Routing Table

For each route, the Destination LAN IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, and Interface are displayed. Click Refresh to update the information. Click Close to exit this screen.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.

There are two ways to configure the Router’s wireless network(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a feature that makes it easy to set up your wireless network. If you have client devices, such as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup, then you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

Simultaneous Networks

For more wireless bandwidth, the Router can create two simultaneous yet separate Wireless-N networks, one using the Wireless-N 5 GHz band and one using the Wireless-N

2.4GHz band. You can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup to easily configure and connect to both networks (refer to Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 13), or you can manually configure the Router.

If you use manual configuration, then set up each network with the following:

••	Unique Network Name (SSID)
••	Wireless	security	settings	(refer	to
	5 GHz or 2.4 GHz Wireless Security, page 14)

Decide which computers and other wireless devices should join which network. Wireless-N devices support both the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands, so they can join either the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz network. Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices support only the 2.4 GHz band, so they should join the 2.4 GHz network. Wireless-A devices support only the 5 GHz band, so they should join the 5 GHz network.

For the 5 GHz network, configure all computers and other wireless devices with the same 5 GHz Network Name (SSID) and wireless security settings. For the 2.4 GHz network, configure all computers and other wireless devices with the same 2.4 GHz Network Name (SSID) and wireless security settings.

NOTE: Make sure each network uses a unique Network Name (SSID).

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

Configuration View  To manually configure your wireless networks, select Manual. Proceed to the Wireless Configuration (Manual) section. To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, select Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Proceed to Wi-Fi Protected Setup, page 13.

Wireless Configuration (Manual)

If you set the Configuration View to Manual, the Basic Wireless Settings screen displays the following fields.

5 GHz or 2.4 GHz Wireless Settings

The same settings are available for the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz radio bands. The 5 GHz Wireless settings set up a network using the 5 GHz band, and the 2.4 GHz Wireless settings set up a network using the 2.4 GHz band.

Network Mode (5 GHz)  Select the wireless standards running on your 5 GHz network. If you have bothWireless-A and Wireless-N (5 GHz) devices in your network, keep the default, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-A devices, select Wireless-A Only. If you have only Wireless-N (5 GHz)

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