TRENDnet TEW-812DRU, TEW812DRU, TRENDnet TEW-812DRU

TRENDnet User’s Guide TEW-812DRU

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• Multiple SSID: Select which SSID you would like to configure. The Wirele ss Name

(SSID) will be blank if additional SSID’s have not been configured. This router

supports 3 additional SSIDs.

Note: You will need to use one of the additional SSIDs to configure as your guest

network. Please refer to Wireless 2.4GHz Guest Network section for more

details.

• Radio On/Off:

o On: Turns on wireless radio

o Off: Turns off wireless radio.

• 802.11 n-mode

o Auto: Router will only operate in 802.11n mode only

o Off: Select this option if you have non 802.11n wireless clients (802.11b/g).

When applying the 802.11 mode setting, please keep in mind the following:

• Wireless devices that support 802.11n are backwards compatible and can connect

wirelessly at 802.11g or 802.11b.

• Connecting at 802.11b or 802.11g will limit the capability of your 802.11n

supported wireless devices from obtaining higher performance and data rates.

• Allowing 802.11b or 802.11g devices to connect to an 802.11n capable wireless

network may degrade the wireless network perfo rmance below the higher

performance and data rates of 802.11n.

• Wireless devices that only support 802.11b or 802.11g will not be able to connect

to a wireless network that is set to 802.11n only mode.

• Wireless devices that only support 802.11b will not be able to connect to a wireless

network that is set to 802.11g only mode.

• Wireless Name (SSID): This acronym stands for Service Set Identifier and is the

name of your wireless network. It differentia tes your wireless network from others

around you. By default, the router’s wireless name is unique to the device. the

wireless network name. If you choose to chan ge the SSID, change it to a name that

you can easily remember.

• Broadcast Network Name (SSID):

o Enabled allows wireless devices to search and discover your wireless network

name (also called SSID) broadcasted by your router.

o Disabled turns off the ability for wireless devices to find your network. It is still

possible for wireless devices to be configured to connect to your wireless

network.

• Frequency (Channel): To manually set the channel on which the router will

broadcast, uncheck Auto Channel, then click the drop-down list and select the

desired Channel for wireless communication. The goal is to select the Channel that

is least used by neighboring wireless networks.

• Channel Bandwidth: Select the channel bandwidth you would like the router to

operate in. For greater performance, select 40 MHz.