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Band steering settings
Toggle to enable or disable Band Steering. When Band Steering is enabled your dual-band router's network will have one WiFi
Band steering
name, and your wireless devices will be assigned to the best frequency (2.4GHz or 5GHz) automatically. While enabled, all of the
settings for your WiFi network can be configured in this tab. When disabled, your router will display two separate WiFi networks
(2.4GHz & 5GHz) and the settings for each frequency can be configured from their respective tabs in the top menu.
This is the name of your Wi-Fi network for identification, also sometimes referred to as "SSID". The SSID can consist of any
Wi-Fi Name (SSID)
combination of up to 32 alphanumerical characters.
Wi-Fi Password
Enter your Wi-Fi password. A complex, hard-to-guess password is recommended.
Security
Select a Wi-Fi security type from the drop-down menu. WPA/WPA2 is the default setting and the most secure. Security can be
disabled by selecting None, but this is not recommended.
Version
Select which version of security type to use. WPA2 is the most secure, but is not supported by all wireless clients. Selecting Mixed
WPA/WPA2 ensures wireless client compatibility.
Encryption
Displays encryption type according to version. AES encryption is the default setting for WPA2, while Mixed TKIP+AES is the default
for Mixed WPA/WPA2.
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