40CHAPTER 5: ROUTER CONFIGURATION
Your Router is capable of blocking this "random" searching for a network. If you disable the "Broadcast SSID" feature, the only way a computer can join the network is by setting the computer's SSID to the specific name of the network (like WLAN). Be sure that you know your SSID (network name) before enabling this feature. It is possible to make your wireless network nearly invisible. By turning off the broadcast of the SSID, your network will not appear in a site survey. Site Survey is a feature of many wireless network adapters on the market today. It will scan the "air" for any available network and allow the computer to select the network from the site survey. Turning off the broadcast of the SSID will help increase security.
4Select the Wireless Mode that you wish to use on your Router from the Wireless Mode drop down list. Unless you are having problems with your Wireless Network, it is recommended that you leave this setting on it’s default value of Mixed (11b+11g).
5Select whether you wish to use g Nitro Mode on your Router by selecting the appropriate g Nitro radio button. Unless you are having problems with your Wireless Network, it is recommended that you leave this setting on it’s default value of Enable.
6Press Apply.
Encryption Figure 25 Encryption Screen
From this screen, you can select the wireless security mode that you wish to use. There are five possible selections:
■Disabled (see page 41)
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