Time Zone; Remote Syslog Capture; Wireless Settings - ActionTec GT724-WG User Manual

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Note: Activating
software using

Time Zone

Selecting Time Zone in the "Configuring the Advanced Settings" screen generates the "Time Zone" screen.
In this screen, select the time zone in which the Gateway is being used.
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Remote Syslog Capture

Selecting Remote Syslog Capture in the "Configuring the Advanced Settings" screen generates the
"Remote Syslog Capture" screen. In this screen, the user can configure the Gateway to allow a remote
computer to access the Gateway's system logs.

Wireless Settings

To access the Gateway's wireless configuration screens, select Wireless Settings from the menu on the left
side of the "Set Up/Configuration" screen.
This generates the "Wireless Settings" screen.
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Wireless
To activate the Gateway's wireless radio, click in the circle next to On. To turn off wireless radio, click in
the circle next to Off.
ESSID
is the network name assigned to the wireless network. The factory default setting is "
ESSID
Although Actiontec recommends keeping the default value intact, the
any combination of alphanumeric characters (i.e.,
on the Gateway's wireless network must have this same
Wireless Card, the
PC ESSID
Channel
Channel assigns the frequency band at which the Gateway communicates. In the United States, use
channels 1-11. (The factory default value is set to 9.)
Security
There are four wireless security options: Off, WEP, WEP+802.1x, and WPA. The latter three options are
different types of wireless security.
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Off
Selecting Off disables wireless security. Selecting this option allows any computer with wireless
capability and the correct
WEP
n presents a slight security risk. After finishing with the hardware or
UP P
n , Actiontec recommends deactivating
UP P
value must be the same as the
value to join the wireless network.
ESSID
n .
UP P
ESSID
, a-z, 0-9). All wireless-capable computers included
A-Z
value. (For the Actiontec 802.11b/g
ESSID
value.)
SSID
ACTIONTEC
value can be modified, using
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