Linksys EA2700, EA6500 manual Mixed, Wireless-N Only Wireless-G Only, Wireless-N Only 802.11n only

Linksys EA-Series

d.Network mode—Your choice depends upon the clients that will connect to your network. If all of your devices are Wireless-N capable, you can select Wireless-N Only for either or both bands.

On the 2.4 GHz band, you can select:

•• Mixed

•• Wireless-B/G Only (not available on the EA6500)

•• Wireless-N Only

•• Wireless-G Only

•• Wireless-B only (not available on the EA6500) On the 5 GHz band, you can select:

•• Mixed (default), which accepts connections from 802.11a or 802.11n clients

•• Wireless-N Only (802.11n only)

•• Wireless-A Only (802.11a only) (not available on the EA6500)

•• Wireless-AC Only (EA6500 only)

e.Security mode—You can set up different security options for the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz networks. If the security mode you select requires a passphrase, a Passphrase field appears, and you must enter a passphrase. You can select:

•• None (no security)

•• WEP

•• WPA Personal

•• WPA Enterprise

•• WPA2 Personal

•• WPA2 Enterprise

•• WPA2/WPA Mixed Personal

•• WPA2/WPA Mixed Enterprise

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Wireless-N networks should use the WP2-Personalsecurity mode for best performance.

Setting Up: Advanced

f.Channel width—We recommend that you keep the default (Auto) setting for each band. In Auto mode, the router and the network clients automatically switch to the 40 MHz mode if:

•• Your wireless clients support the 40 MHz mode (sometimes called Bonded mode) in which two 20 MHz channels are bonded together for better performance.

•• There is no adjacent interference.

With more available channels and less chance of interference on the 5 GHz band, you have the option to force the 40 MHz mode.

On the 2.4 GHz band, you can select:

•• Auto (20 MHz or 40 Mhz)

•• 20 MHz Only

On the 5 GHz band, you can select:

•• Auto (automatically selects from the options below)

•• 20 MHz Only

•• 40 MHz Only

•• 80 MHz Only (EA6500 only)

g.Channel—Choose the operating channel for each band. Your router will automatically select the channel with the least amount of interference if you leave the default Auto setting. We recommend keeping the default settings for both bands.

h.SSID broadcast—(not available on the EA6500) When wireless clients look for wireless networks to connect to, they detect the SSID (wireless network name) broadcast by the router. In other words, anyone within range of your network can see your network name. To broadcast your router’s SSID, keep the default setting (Enabled). If you do not want to broadcast the router’s SSID, deselect the SSID broadcast checkbox. We recommend keeping the default setting (Enabled) for both bands.

4.To save your changes, click OK.

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