Wireless Settings - ActionTec Wireless-Ready User Manual

Wireless Settings

Selecting Wireless Settings in the "Advanced Configuration" screen generates the
"Wireless Settings" screen. Modify the wireless capabilities of the Gateway here.
ESSID
is the network name assigned to the wireless network. The factory default
ESSID
setting is "
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intact, the value can be modified, using any combination of alphanumeric
ESSID
characters (i.e., A-Z, a-z, 0-9). All wireless-capable computers included on the
Gateway's wireless network must have this same
802.11b Wireless
PC
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 1.)
Wireless Equivalent Privacy
Wireless Equivalent Privacy (
standard to ensure data security over wireless networks. The Gateway offers three
levels of : Off, 64-bit, and 128-bit. If encryption is not required, Actiontec rec-
WEP
ommends selecting Off (the factory default setting). Encryption is not required for
wireless operation, and can reduce network performance. If selecting 64-bit or
128-bit encryption, click Next to continue
Chapter 6 Advanced Configuration
." Although Actiontec recommends keeping the default value
Card, the value must be the same as the SSID value.)
ESSID
) is an encryption method used with the 802.11b
WEP
value. (For the
ESSID
configuration.
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