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Table 16 WI-FI SETTINGS > Wi-Fi Settings (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Wi-Fi Key Unless the Security Mode is set to Open, you need to configure a WiFi key for this WiFi network.
Enter a WiFi key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters. The strength of your
password is displayed below.
SSID Broadcast Turn the switch button on
hide the SSID so a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
802.11 Mode Select one of the following for the 2.4G network:
• 2.4 GHz (b): allows either IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
NR2301. In this mode, all WiFi devices can only transmit at the data rates supported by IEEE
802.11b.
• 2.4 GHz (b/g): allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NR2301. The NR2301 adjusts the transmission rate automatically
according to the WiFi standard supported by the WiFi devices.
• 2.4 GHz (b/g/n): allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NR2301. The transmission rate of your NR2301 might be
reduced.
• 2.4 GHz (b/g/n/ax): allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11n, and IEEE802.11ax
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NR2301. The transmission rate of your
NR2301 might be reduced.
Select one of the following for the 5G network:
• 5 GHz (a): allows only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NR2301.
• 5 GHz (a/n): allows both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11a compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NR2301. The transmission rate of your NR2301 might be reduced.
• 5 GHz (a/n/ac): allows both IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11n, and IEEE802.11ac compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NR2301. The transmission rate of your NR2301 might be
reduced.
• 5 GHz (a/n/ac/ax): allows both IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11ac, and IEEE802.11ax
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NR2301. The transmission rate of your
NR2301 might be reduced.
Channel Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Select Auto for the NR2301 to automatically choose the channel with the least interference.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency
band and the country you are in.
Channel Select the WiFi channel width the NR2301 uses.
Bandwidth
A standard 20 MHz channel (20 MHz) offers transfer speeds of up to 144 Mbps (2.4G) or 217
Mbps (5G) whereas a 40 MHz channel (40 MHz) uses two standard channels and offers speeds
of up to 300 Mbps (2.4G) or 450 Mbps (5G). An IEEE 802.11ac-specific 80 MHz channel (80
MHz) offers speeds of up to 1.3 Gbps.
Because not all devices support 40 MHz and/or 80 MHz channels, select 20/40/80 MHz to allow
the NR2301 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically.
40 MHz (channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase
throughput. An 80 MHz channel consists of two adjacent 40 MHz channels. The WiFi clients
must also support 40 MHz or 80 MHz. It is often better to use the 20 MHz setting in a location
where the environment hinders the WiFi signal.
Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other WiFi devices in your
neighborhood or the WiFi clients do not support channel bonding.
AP Isolation If the switch button is turned on
connecting to each other directly.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the NR2301.
Chapter 6 WI-FI SETTINGS
to show the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame. Turn it off to
, the clients in the NR2301's network are blocked from
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