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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