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Hercules ADSL2/2+ Wireless G Modem Router
3.5. Mastering your WiFi network at your fingertips
In this chapter, you will learn how to personalize your private WiFi network and secure it against unwelcome
intrusion attempts.
You will also learn how to enable your second WiFi network, called the "public WiFi network", whenever you
like, thereby allowing your friends or children to connect to the Internet wirelessly, without having to give them
your precious network password (security key). They will have access limited to the Internet, with no
possibility of accessing your shared files on your computer(s). You can disable this public WiFi network when
you wish and control users' connection time. This can be helpful as a parental control!
Configuration of your private network is carried out via the Ethernet cable connecting your Modem
Router to your computer. Once you have finished, you can disconnect this cable and explore all the
subtleties of WiFi, described in chapter 4. Welcome to the Wireless Attitude
3.5.1. Personalizing your private WiFi network
When the wireless access point (your Hercules Modem Router's WiFi function) is enabled, WiFi Manager
displays the name of your network, the Radio Frequency (RF) channel used and the radio transmission power.
These settings may be modified, under certain conditions.
Should you decide to modify certain settings, we recommend that you take care to follow the
recommendations below.
To personalize your WiFi network:
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- On the Home page, select Your private WiFi
connection.
The name of your network, the RF channel used,
and the transmission power are displayed.
- Before personalizing your private WiFi network,
verify that the WiFi network enabled box is ticked.
- If you wish, you may personalize The name of
your network, or SSID (Hercules, by default).
The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the unique
name shared by the WiFi adapters and the access
point in a wireless network. Make sure that you
do not lose or forget this name, as you will need
it to connect your WiFi devices.
- If necessary, change the Radio Frequency (RF)
channel used by the local area WiFi network to
communicate (from 1 to 13).
Change this setting only if another transmitter is
using the same channel, which may result in a drop
in your Modem Router's WiFi performance.
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