Technicolor - Thomson 585 manual Wireless Basics

Chapter 2

Local Network Setup

2.2.1 Wireless Basics

802.11b/g			802.11b is an IEEE standard, operating at 2,4 GHz at a speed of up to 11 Mb/s.
			802.11g, a newer IEEE standard also operating at 2,4 GHz, gives you up to 54
			Mb/s speed, more security and better performance.
Wireless Fidelity
	The Wi-Fi certification ensures that your SpeedTouch™ will interoperate with any
	Wi-Fi certified 802.11g and 802.11b compliant wireless device.
Access Point
	The SpeedTouch™ Wireless LAN Access Point (AP) behaves as a networking hub
	allowing to wirelessly interconnect several devices to the local (W)LAN and to
	provide access to the Internet.
Network Name or SSID
	The WLAN's 'radio' link is a shared medium. As no physical connection exists
	between the SpeedTouch™ and wireless clients, a name must be given to allow
	unique identification of your WLAN radio link. This is done by the Service Set ID
	(SSID), also referred to as Network Name. Wireless clients must be part of this SSID
	environment in order to be able to communicate with other clients on the (W)LAN -
	including the SpeedTouch™.
Radio channels
	The 802.11g standard allows several WLAN networks using different radio channels
	to be co-located. The SpeedTouch™ supports multiple radio channels and is able to
	select the best radio channel at each startup.
	You can choose to set the channels automatically or manually.
			The different channels overlap. To avoid interference with another access
			point, make sure that the separation (in terms of frequency) is as high as
			possible. It is recommended to keep at least 3 channels between 2 different
			access points.
	The SpeedTouch™ supports all channels allowed for wireless networking. However,
	depending on local regulations, the number of channels actually allowed to be used
	may be additionally restricted, as shown in the table below.
		Regulatory Domain		Allowed Radio Channels
		China		1 to 13
		Europe		1 to 13
		Israel		5 to 8
		Japan		1 to 14
		Jordan		10 to 13
		Thailand		1 to 14
		USA / Canada		1 to 11

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