Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Wireless Web Pages Group
Important: Changes to the wireless web pages should be made from a PC that is hard wired to the gateway.
The Wireless web pages group enables a variety of settings that can provide secure and reliable wireless communications for even the most demanding
The TCW710 gateway offers a choice of 802.1X, WPA and
The wireless function will probably work in your home as shipped from the factory, but without the security features activated. In addition, the factory default wireless channel setting may not provide optimum performance in your home due to interference from other wireless devices.
Therefore, the following minimum changes are recommended from the factory defaults, to secure your wireless communications and provide optimum performance.
Performance
Because your wireless communication travels through the air, the factory default wireless channel setting may not provide optimum performance in your home if you or your neighbors have other interfering 2.4 GHz devices such as cordless phones. If your wireless PC is experiencing very sluggish or dramatically slower communication compared with the speed you achieve on your PC that is wired to the gateway, try changing the channel number. See the 802.11b/g Basic Web Page discussion below for details.
Authentication
Authentication enables you to restrict your gateway from communicating with any remote wireless PCs that aren’t yours. The following minimum
Network Name (SSID) – set to a unique name you choose
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