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Basic Configuration

Table 3-14 Wi-Fi Basic

Field or Button

Description

Operating Mode

A pull-down list with the choices of:

 

• 802.11b only (default)

 

• 802.11g only

 

• 802.11b/g

 

• 802.11n

 

Select 802.11 b/g to set the device to operate the Wi-

 

Fi network with both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless

 

devices.

 

 

Operating Channels

A pull-down list with choices from one to fourteen (1

 

through 14) depending upon the country/region

 

setting. The default range is one to eleven (1 through

 

11). The default channel is six (6).

 

The Wi-FI operating mode channel settings can be

 

modified if there are problems with nearby wireless

 

devices.

 

The operating channel selection is as follows:

 

• 1 - 11: United States, Canada, and other

 

• 1 - 13: Europe, Australia, Venezuela

 

• 1 - 14: Japan (channels 1 - 14 if selecting 802.11b,

 

channels 1 - 13 if 802.11b/g or 802.11g is

 

selected)

 

• 3 - 9: Israel

 

 

Wi-Fi Security

The Wi-Fi Security menu enables you to choose the wireless LAN security protocol to enable authentication and secure data transmission on the Wi-Fi network.

NOTE

Make sure the selected network security protocol is supported by the wireless devices on the network.

Wi-Fi security is disabled by default. Use this Wi-Fi Security menu to manually enable Wi-Fi security.

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