Cisco Systems WRT54G manual The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

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The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

Wireless-G Broadband Router

The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.

Wireless Network Mode. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your

 

network. If you have both Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If

 

you have only Wireless-G devices, select G-Only. If you have only Wireless-B devices, select B-Only. If you do not

 

have any Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, select Disable.

 

Wireless Network Name (SSID). The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network.

Figure 6-15: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

The SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32

 

characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your

 

wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (linksys) to a unique name.

 

Wireless Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network

 

settings. All devices in your wireless network must be broadcast on the same channel in order to function

 

correctly.

 

Wireless SSID Broadcast. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with,

 

they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting,

 

Enable. If you do not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disable.

 

Change these settings as described here and click the Save Settings button to apply your changes or Cancel

 

Changes to cancel your changes.

 

Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router

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