Actiontec electronic GEU404000-01 Wireless Settings, Channel, Wireless Equivalent Privacy

Actiontec Wireless Ready Cable/DSL Router User Manual

Wireless Settings

Selecting Wireless Settings in the “Custom Setup” screen generates the “Wireless Settings” screen. Modify the wireless capabilities of the Router here.

ESSID

ESSID is the network name assigned to your wireless network. The factory default setting is “ACTIONTEC.” Although Actiontec recommends you keep the default value intact, you can change the ESSID value, 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 11 Mbps 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. The fac- tory 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

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