N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual

 

 

 

Table 4-1. Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

 

 

 

Field

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Name (SSID): The 11N wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

 

2.4 GHz b/g/n

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.

 

 

Region: The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be

 

 

illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the world.

 

 

Channel: Identifies the operating channel of the wireless port being used.

 

 

The default channel is Auto. When Auto is selected, the router will find the

 

 

best operating channel available. If you notice interference from nearby

 

 

devices, you can select a different channel. Channels 1, 6, and 11 will not

 

 

interfere with each other.

 

 

 

 

 

Mode: Indicates the wireless communication mode:

 

 

• Up to 54Mbps

 

 

• Up to 145Mbps (default)

 

 

• Up to 300Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless AP: Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If

 

 

this feature is not enabled, the Wireless light on the front panel is off.

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Name: Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

 

 

 

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Indicates whether Wi-Fi Protected Setup is configured for the wireless

 

 

network.

 

 

 

Connection Status

To view the connection status, on the Router Status screen, click Connection Status.

Figure 4-5

Using Network Monitoring Tools

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v1.0, August 2010

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