Configure Wireless Settings

 

 

Section

Field Description

 

Basic Settings

Wireless Network

 

 

 

Enable or Disable the wireless network

 

 

 

Wireless Configuration

 

 

 

The default is WPS. See Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) (on page 35) for more

 

 

 

information about using WPS.

 

 

 

Select Manual to manually set up your network using this option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Mode

 

 

 

Choose one of these options for the network mode:

 

 

 

G only, B/G Mixed, B/G/N Mixed (factory default)

 

 

 

Important: When TKIP authentication only is selected, B/G/N Mixed network

 

 

 

mode is not available.

 

 

 

Radio Band

 

 

 

Select Enabled 2.4GHz (factory default) or Enabled 5GHz

 

 

 

Note: The 5GHz radio band may not be supported on some models.

 

 

 

Channel Width

 

 

 

Choose Standard - 20 MHz Channel or Wide 40 MHz Channel

 

 

 

Standard Channel

 

 

 

Select one of the channels from the drop-down list to correspond with your

 

 

 

network settings. All devices in your wireless network must broadcast on the

 

 

 

same channel in order to communicate. You can select Auto (factory default) for

 

 

 

automatic channel selection.

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4034441 Section Field Description Basic Settings Wireless Network, Wireless Configuration, Network Mode

4034441 specifications

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