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From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If you have
Wireless-N (802.11n), Wireless-G (802.11g), and Wireless-B (802.11b) devices in your network, keep the
default, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-N devices, select Wireless-N Only. If you have only Wireless-G
and Wireless-B devices in your network, select Wireless-B/G Only. If you have only Wireless-G devices,
select Wireless-G Only. If you have only Wireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only.
Network Name (SSID)
The SSID is the name of your wireless network. A wireless device uses this name to identify which
wireless network it connects to. Therefore, this network name is shared among all the wireless devices
connected to your wireless network. SSID is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any
characters on the keyboard). For easy identification of your wireless network, it is recommended to
customize the SSID to a unique name instead of using the default name. However, do not include
sensitive information in a SSID (for example, social security number or date of birth). It is because SSID
is visible to everyone within the range of your wireless network.
When you connect your wireless device to the access point, make sure you specify the SSID you have set
here.
Channel Width
For best performance in a Wireless-N network, select 40MHz only (only available in 5 GHz radio band) or
Auto. In Auto mode, the access point and the network client devices automatically switch to the 40
MHz mode if:
•
Your wireless client devices support the 40 MHz mode in which two 20 MHz channels are
bonded together for better performance.
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There is no adjacent interference.
Channel
Choose the operating channel for wireless network. Your access point will automatically select the
channel with the least amount of interference if you leave the default Auto setting. Keeping the default
setting Auto is recommended.
SSID Broadcast
When wireless client devices look for wireless networks to connect to, they detect the wireless network
name (SSID) broadcasted by the access point. To broadcast your access point's SSID, keep the default
setting, Enabled. If you do not want to broadcast the access point's SSID, select Disabled. Keeping the
default setting, Enabled, is recommended.
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