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Enhanced Wireless Router
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UsIng THE WEb-basEd adVanCEd UsER InTERfaCE Configuring the Wireless network settings
The “Wireless” tab le ts you make change s to the wireless network setting s� From this tab you can make changes to the wireless n etwork name or
Service Set Identif ier (SSID), operatin g channel, encr yption securit y settings, and c onfigure the Rout er to be used as an access point�
Changing the Wireless network name (ssId)
To identify your wireless network, a name called the SSID is used�
The SSID is your networ k name� The defaul t network name o f the
Router is “Belkin_X XXXXX ”; the XXXX XX represent six digits that
are unique to your Router� Your ne twork name will l ook something
like “Belkin_123456”� You can change this to anything you c hoose, or
you can leave it unchang ed� Keep in mind, i f you decide to cha nge
your wireless network name, and there a re other wireless networks
operating in your area , your network na me needs to be dif ferent from
other wireless networ ks that may be ope rating in your are a� To change
the SSID, type in the SS ID that you want to u se in the SSID fie ld (1)
and click “Apply Changes” (2)� The change is im mediate� If you make a
change to the SSID, your wi reless-equippe d computers may also need
to be reconfigured to c onnect to your new network name� Ref er to the
documentation of your w ireless network adapter for inform ation on
making this change�
note: Please periodically c heck for new Route r firmware updates
from the “Utilities > Fi rmware update” page� Newer firmware can fix
problems, add wireles s features, and/or improve wireless performance
(see page 64)�
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