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Table 27 Expert Mode > Wireless (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Name (SSID)
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is
associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found on a typical
English language keyboard) for the wireless LAN.
Hide SSID
Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot
obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Channel Selection
Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the
frequency band and the country you are in.
This option is only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled.
Operating
This displays the channel the NBG6617 is currently using.
Channel
Channel Width
Select the wireless channel width used by NBG6617.
A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 144Mbps (2.4GHz) or 217Mbps
(5GHZ) whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to
300Mbps (2.4GHz) or 450Mbps (5GHZ).
Because not all devices support 40 MHz channels, select Auto 20/40MHz to allow the
NBG6617 to adjust the channel bandwidth automatically.
40MHz (channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase
throughput. The wireless clients must also support 40 MHz. It is often better to use the 20
MHz setting in a location where the environment hinders the wireless signal.
Select 20MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your
neighborhood or the wireless clients do not support channel bonding.
802.11 Mode
If you set Band to 2.4GHz, you can select from the following:
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802.11b: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6617. In this mode, all wireless devices can only transmit at
the data rates supported by IEEE 802.11b.
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802.11g: allows IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device.
IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices can associate with the NBG6617 only when
they use the short preamble type.
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802.11bg: allows either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6617. The NBG6617 adjusts the transmission rate
automatically according to the wireless standard supported by the wireless devices.
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802.11n: allows IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
NBG6617. This can increase transmission rates, although IEEE 802.11b or IEEE
802.11g clients will not be able to connect to the NBG6617.
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802.11gn: allows either IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6617. The transmission rate of your NBG6617 might be
reduced.
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802.11 bgn: allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NBG6617. The transmission rate of your NBG6617 might
be reduced.
If you set Band to 5GHz, you can select from the following:
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802.11a: allows only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
NBG6617.
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802.11a/an: allows both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11a compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the NBG6617. The transmission rate of your NBG6617 might be
reduced.
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802.11a/an/ac: allows IEEE802.11n, IEEE802.11a and IEEE 802.11c compliant
WLAN devices to associate with the NBG6617.
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