Multi-Tech Systems S000573A Settingupwirelessfeatures

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UsingtheRouter’sWebInterface17

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Settingupwirelessfeatures

Yourroutercanbeconfiguredasawirelessaccesspoint(AP)toallowWi‐Fienableddevicestoconnecttothe

routerusingWi‐Fi.TheWi‐Fihotspotcanonlyhandle5concurrentsessions.

Tosetupyourrouter��soitcansecurelyprovidedatacommunicationtoyourWi‐Fidevices:

1. FromWireless,selectWi‐FiAccessPoint.

2. ToallowtheroutertoprovidecommunicationtoWi‐Fidevices,checkEnabled.

3. TosettheSSID(servicesetidentifier)fortheaccesspointsupportedbyyourrouter,intheNetwork

Name(SSID)field,typethename.ThisistheIDthatWi‐Fideviceslookforinordertojointhewireless

network.AllwirelessdevicesonaWLANmustemploythesameSSIDinordertocommunicatewiththe

accesspoint.

4. Tospecifythedataratessupported,intheNetworkModedrop‐downlist,selectthedesiredoption:

B/G/N‐Mixed

B/G‐Mixed

B‐Only

N‐Only

5. Tospecifythecountrywherethenetworkoperates,intheCountryCodefield,typetheWi‐Ficodefor

thecountry.Thecountryyouchoosehasanimpactonthechannelsoverwhichthenetworkcanrun.

6. Tospecifythechannelonwhichtherouteroperates,fromtheChanneldrop‐downlist,selectthe

desiredchannel.UnitedStatesuseschannels1‐11,Europeuses1‐13,andJapanuses14.

7. IntheBeaconIntervalfield,typetheperiodoftime,inmilliseconds,whentheaccesspointsendsa

beaconpacket.Beaconshelpsynchronizeawirelessnetwork.Formostapplications,thedefaultvalueof

100providesgoodperformance.