Wireless; Basic Settings - TP-Link TL-WA500G User Manual

4.4 Wireless

The Wireless option, improving functionality and performance for wireless network, can help you
make the AP an ideal solution for your wireless network. Here you can create a wireless local area
work just through a few settings. With three different security types, the AP can secure your data
and provide greater security for your wireless network. MAC filtering allows you to control wireless
stations accessing the AP and Wireless Statistics enables you to get detailed information about
the current connected wireless stations.
There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-5): Basic Settings,
Wireless mode, Security Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Clicking any of them
will enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each
submenu are provided below.

4.4.1 Basic Settings

Selecting Wireless > Basic Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your
wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-6).
SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. Create a name up to 32
characters and make sure all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID. The
default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each
device's MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as
test.
Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change the
wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.
TL-WA500G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide
Figure 4-5 The Wireless menu
Figure 4-6 Wireless Settings
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