Linksys WRT54GR manual Wireless Tab Basic Wireless Settings, Changes to cancel your changes

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Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster

The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

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

 

Wireless. Select Enabled to enable wireless capabilities or Disabled to disable wireless.

 

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

 

you have both 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have only

 

802.11g devices, select Wireless G-Only. If you have only 802.11b devices, select Wireless B-Only. If you do not

 

have any 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, select Disable.

 

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

Figure 5-19: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

The SSID must be identical for all devices 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 devices in your

 

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

 

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.

 

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 with RangeBooster

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