NETGEAR Wireless-N Router WNR2000 User Manual

Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

Field

Description

Wireless Port. The following settings apply to the wireless port of the router.

 

Name (SSID)

The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the 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 channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to

 

 

the online document “Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B for

 

 

the frequencies used on each channel.

 

 

 

 

Mode

Indicates the wireless communication mode:

 

 

• Up to 54 Mbps.

 

 

• Up to 145 Mbps.

 

 

• Up to 300 Mbps (in this mode, there are two channels: a primary

 

 

channel [P] and a secondary channel [S]).

 

 

 

 

Wireless AP

Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If not

 

 

enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Name

Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

 

 

 

 

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Indicates whether the router’s PIN is enabled and whether the router

 

 

is configured for Push ‘N’ Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). For more

 

 

information, see “Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)” on

 

 

page 2-13.

 

 

 

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Using Network Monitoring Tools

v1.0, June 2008

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