Linksys WAP300N
4.Configure the following fields:
Wireless Band—Select the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz radio band. The 5 GHz band is much less crowded than the 2.4 GHz band, so it is more likely to be free from interference. Although the 5 GHz band is ideal for streaming multimedia, not all wireless client devices support the 5 GHz radio band.
Network Mode (5 GHz)—Select your network’s wireless standard. If you have both Wireless-N (802.11n) and Wireless-A (802.11a) devices in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-N devices in your network, select Wireless-N Only. If you have only Wireless-A devices in your network, select Wireless-A Only.
Network Mode (2.4 GHz)—Select your network’s wireless standard. If you have Wireless-N (802.11n), Wireless-G (802.11g), and Wireless-B (802.11b) devices in your network, keep the default, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-N devices, select Wireless-N Only. If you have only Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices in your network, select Wireless-B/G Only. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select Wireless-G Only. If you have only Wireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only.
Network Name (SSID)—The SSID is the name of your wireless network. This network name is shared among all the wireless devices connected to your wireless network. The SSID is case-sensitive.
Channel Width—For best performance in a Wireless-N network, select 40 MHz only (available only in the 5 GHz radio band) or Auto. In Auto mode, the WAP300N and the network client devices automatically switch to the 40 MHz mode if:
••Your wireless client devices support the 40 MHz mode in which two 20 MHz channels are bonded together for better performance.
and
••There is no adjacent interference.
Channel—Select the operating channel for your wireless network. Your WAP300N will automatically select the channel with the least amount of interference if you leave the default Auto setting. We recommend keeping the default (Auto).
SSID Broadcast—Select Enabled (default) to allow wireless client devices to “see” the wireless network name. If you do not want to broadcast the WAP300N’s SSID, select Disabled. We recommend keeping the default setting (Enabled).
5. Click Save Settings.
Setting Up: Basics
How to set up wireless security
To set up wireless security for your WAP300N in Access Point mode:
Wireless > Wireless Security
1.Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 8).
2.Click the Wireless tab, then click the Wireless Security page and select the Security Mode. (We recommend WPA2 Personal for most home networks.)
Depending on the security mode you selected, you may be asked to enter additional information (see the following table).
| | Information | |
| Security mode | Required | Description |
| | | |
| WPA2/WPA | | Enter the passphrase of 8-63 characters. |
| Mixed Mode, | Passphrase | |
| WPA2 Personal, | |
| WPA Personal | | |
| | | |
| WPA2/WPA | RADIUS Server | Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server. |
| Enterprise | RADIUS Port | Enter the port number of the RADIUS |
| Mixed |
| server. The default is 1812. |
| |
| Mode, WPA2 | | |
| | Enter the key shared between the router |
| Enterprise, | Shared Key |
| and the server. |
| WPA Enterprise |
| |
| | |
| | | Select a level of WEP encryption, 40/64- |
| | Encryption | bit (10 hex digits) or 104/128-bit (26 hex |
| WEP | | digits). |
| | Key 1 | Enter the WEP key of your network. Key |
| | 1 is the transmit key used by this device. |
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