Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

Figure 13 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 6 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

Wireless LAN

 

 

 

 

Disable the

 

Click this check box to disable the WLAN in the NBG-418N v2.

wireless radio

 

 

 

 

 

SSID

 

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.

 

 

If you change this field on the NBG-418N v2, make sure all wireless stations use the same

 

 

SSID in order to access the network.

 

 

 

Channel

 

The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless devices is called a

 

 

channel.

 

 

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. Select a channel

 

 

from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the

 

 

country you are in.

 

 

 

Mode

 

Select the IEEE 802.11 WLAN mode you wish to use on the NBG-418N v2 from the drop-

 

 

down list.

 

 

 

Channel Width

 

Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your wireless network.

 

 

Select Auto 20/40 MHz to allow theNBG-418N v2 to adjust the channel bandwidth to 40

 

 

MHz or 20 MHz depending on network conditions.

 

 

Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your

 

 

neighborhood.

 

 

 

Wireless Security

 

 

 

 

Disable Security

 

Click this check box to disable security settings for the WLAN.

 

 

 

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