The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings; Figure 5-14: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings - Cisco Linksys WRT600N User Manual

Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link

The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
5GHz Wireless Settings
Network Mode. If your network devices have multiple modes, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have
Wireless-A only, select Wireless-A. If you have Wireless-N only, select Wireless-N. If you do not have any
wireless devices in your network, select Disabled.
Network Name (SSID). The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID
must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters
(use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless
network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (linksys) to a unique name.
Radio Band. For best performance in a network using Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) devices, keep the
default, Auto, and the Wide Channel and Standard Channel will be selected automatically.
Wide Channel. If you selected Wide - 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then this setting will be
available for your primary Wireless-N (5GHz) channel. Select any channel from the drop-down menu.
Standard Channel. Select the channel for Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) networking. If you selected Wide –
40MHz Channel for the Radio Band setting, then the Standard Channel will be a secondary channel for Wireless-
N (5GHz).
SSID Broadcast. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting, Enabled. If you
do not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disabled.
When you have finished making changes to this screen, click the Save Settings button to save the changes, or
click the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes. For more information, click Help.
2.4 GHz Wireless Settings
Network Mode. If your network devices have multiple modes, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have
Wireless-B only, select Wireless-B. If you have Wireless-G only, select Wireless-G. If you have Wireless-N only,
select Wireless-N. If you do not have any wireless devices in your network, select Disabled.
Network Name (SSID). The SSID is the network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID
must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters
Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

Figure 5-14: Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings

NOTE: If you select Wide - 40MHz Channel for the
Radio Band setting, then Wireless-N can use two
channels: a primary one (Wide Channel) and a
secondary one (Standard Channel). This will
enhance Wireless-N performance.
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