The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab; Figure 6-4: Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings; Figure 6-5: Pop-Up Message On Auto Channel Selection - Linksys WAP4400N - Small Business Wireless-N Access Point User Manual

Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over Ethernet

The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

Change the basic wireless network settings on this screen.
Basic Settings
Configure the Wireless Network basic attributes for this Access Point.
SSID Name. The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices in a wireless network. It is case-sensitive,
must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, and may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the
same for all devices in your wireless network. The default SSID name is linksys-n.
Wireless Network Mode. Select one of the following modes. The default is B/G/N-Mixed.
B-Only: All the wireless client devices can be connected to the Access Point at Wireless-B data rates with
maximum speed at 11Mbps.
G-Only: Both Wireless-N and Wireless-G client devices can be connected at Wireless-G data rates with
maximum speed at 54Mbps. Wireless-B clients cannot be connected in this mode.
N-Only: Only Wireless-N client devices can be connected at Wireless-N data rates with maximum speed at
300Mbps.
B/G-Mixed: Both Wireless-B and Wireless-G client devices can be connected at their respective data rates.
Wireless-N devices can be connected at Wireless-G data rates.
G/N-Mixed: Both Wireless-G and Wireless-N client devices can be connected at their respective data rates.
Wireless-B clients cannot be connected in this mode.
B/G/N-Mixed: All the wireless client devices can be connected at their respective data rates in this mixed
mode.
Disabled: To disable wireless connectivity completely. This might be useful during system maintenance.
Wireless Channel. Select the appropriate channel to be used among your Access Point and your client devices.
The default is channel 6. You can also select Auto so that your Access Point will select the channel with the
lowest amount of wireless interference while the system is powering up. Auto channel selection will start when
you click Save Settings button, it will take several seconds to scan through all the channels to find the best
Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access Point
The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

Figure 6-4: Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings

Figure 6-5: Pop-up message on Auto Channel Selection

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