Linksys E3000 manual Wireless Configuration Manual, GHz Wireless Settings

Linksys E3000

Wireless Configuration (Manual)

Your Linksys E3000 can run two networks at the same time, one network using the 5 GHz radio frequency band and the other network using the 2..4 GHz radio frequency band.. This allows you to isolate higher-priority traffic, such as video and voice applications, on the 5 GHz network, which is less prone to interference..

The computers and devices running your video and voice applications can use the 5 GHz network, while your guest access and computers that are only browsing the web can use the 2..4 GHz network..

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5 GHz Wireless Network (Local Devices Only)

2.4 GHz Wireless Network (Local or Guest Devices)

If you set the Configuration View to Manual, the Basic Wireless Settings screen displays the following fields..

5 GHz Wireless Settings

Network Mode  Select the wireless standards running on your 5 GHz network..

•• Mixed  If you have both Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5 GHz) devices in your network, keep the default, Mixed..

•• Wireless-A Only  If you have only Wireless-A devices, select Wireless-A Only..

•• Wireless-N Only  If you have only Wireless-N (5 GHz) devices, select Wireless‑N Only.

•• Disabled  If you do not have any Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) devices in your network, select Disabled..

Network Name (SSID)  The SSID is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network.. It is case‑sensitive and must not exceed 32 keyboard characters.. For added security, you should change the default network name to a unique name..

Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration

Channel Width  For best performance in a network using Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5 GHz) devices, keep the default, Auto (20MHz or 40MHz).. For a channel width of 40 MHz, select 40MHz only.. For a channel width of 20 MHz, select 20MHz only..

Channel  Select the channel from the drop-down list for Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) networking.. If you are not sure which channel to select, keep the default, Auto..

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, Enabled.. If you do not want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select Disabled..

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes..

2..4 GHz Wireless Settings

Network Mode  Select the wireless standards running on your 2..4 GHz network..

•• Mixed  If you have both Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2..4 GHz) devices in your network, keep the default, Mixed..

•• Wireless-B/G Only  If you have both Wireless-B and Wireless-G (2..4 GHz) devices in your network, select Wireless-B/G Only..

•• Wireless-B Only  If you have only Wireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only..

•• Wireless-G Only  If you have only Wireless-G devices, select Wireless-G Only..

•• Wireless-N Only  If you have only Wireless-N (2..4 GHz) devices, select Wireless-N Only..

•• Disabled  If you do not have any Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2..4 GHz) devices in your network, select Disabled..

Network Name (SSID)  The SSID is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network.. It is case‑sensitive and must not exceed 32 keyboard characters.. For added security, you should change the default network name to a unique name..

Channel Width  For best performance in a network using Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2..4 GHz) devices, select Auto (20MHz or 40MHz).. For a channel width of 20 MHz, keep the default, 20MHz only..

Channel  Select the channel from the drop-down list for Wireless-B, Wireless-G, and Wireless-N (2..4 GHz) networking.. If you are not sure which channel to select, keep the default, Auto..

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, Enabled.. If you do not want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select Disabled..

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