Gigabyte GN-BR01G manual Channel, Ssid, Rate, Hidden SSID, Authentication Type, is Open System

Channel

The channel may be manually changed (if there are other wireless networks operating in your area) by selecting a channel from the drop-down list.

SSID

The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of your wireless network. The SSID is up to 32 ASCII characters in length and case sensitive (i.e. Letters in upper case “A~Z” and lower case “a~z” are unique). The default SSID is “GIGABYTE”. To change the SSID, type in the SSID you want to use in the SSID field and click Submit. If you make a change to the SSID, any wireless devices on your network must also be reconfigured to connect to the new network name.

Rate

Select a wireless data transmission rate from the drop- down list. The default setting auto/best automatically detects and sets the optimum transmission rate.

Hidden SSID

For security purposes, you may choose to hide your network’s SSID by selecting enable from the drop-down list. This will prevent computers scanning for the presence of wireless networks to detect your network name. The default setting is disable.

Authentication Type

Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. The default setting

is Open System.

Open System: The sender and the receiver do NOT share a secret key. Each party generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver to accept a randomly generated key. Once accepted, this key will only be used for a short period of time. Afterwards, a new key will be generated and agreed upon.

Shared Key: Authentication is based upon a secret key shared by both the sender and the receiver. If Shared Key is selected, you cannot choose the WEP disable option.

WPA Pre-shared key:, The WPA Pre-shared Key authentication standard uses a password or “ key” between 8 and 32 characters. This encryption key is changed after every dialog box using the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which allows users to change keys based on dialog box and automatically synchronize keys between devices on

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