Actiontec electronic GE344000-01 user manual Channel, Wireless Equivalent Privacy, Off

Actiontec Wireless Cable/DSL Router User Manual

ESSID

ESSID is the network name assigned to the wireless network. The factory default setting is “ACTIONTEC.” Although Actiontec recommends keeping the default value intact, the ESSID value can be modified, using any combination of alphanu- meric characters (i.e., A-Z, a-z, 0-9). All wireless-capable computers included on the Router’s wireless network must have this same ESSID value. (For the Actiontec 802.11b Wireless PC Card, the ESSID value must be the same as the SSID value.)

Channel

Channel assigns the frequency band at which the Router communicates. In the United States, use channels 1-11. (The factory default value is set to 1.)

Wireless Equivalent Privacy

Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption method used with the 802.11b standard to ensure data security over wireless networks. The Router offers three levels of WEP: Off, 64-bit, and 128-bit.

Off

Selecting Off disables encryption. Selecting this option allows any computer with wireless capability and the correct ESSID value to join the wireless network.

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