NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual

 

 

 

 

Table 5-1.

Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

 

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Port

 

These parameters apply to the Wireless port of the router.

 

Name (SSID)

 

This field displays the wireless network name (SSID) being used by the

 

 

 

wireless port of the router. The default is NETGEAR.

 

Region

 

This field displays the geographic region where the router being used. It

 

 

 

may 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. See “Wireless

 

 

 

Communications” in Appendix B for the frequencies used on each

 

 

 

channel. In “Up to 240 Mbps” mode, there are two channels: a primary

 

 

 

channel (P) and a secondary channel (S).

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

Indicates the router communication mode: 802.11g and 802.11b,

 

 

 

802.11g only, Up To 126 Mbps, or Up To 240 Mbps.

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless AP

 

Indicates if the Router Radio feature of the Router is enabled. If not

 

 

 

enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel will be off.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Name

Indicates if the router is broadcasting its SSID

 

 

 

 

 

Click on the Connection Status button to display the connection status, as shown below.

Figure 5-2

Maintenance

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NETGEAR WNR834M manual Wireless port of the router. The default is Netgear Region