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Chapter3
Basic Wireless Settings
Wireless Network
The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this
screen.
Wreless Network Mode From this drop-down menu,
you can select the wireless standards running on your
network. If you have both 802.11g and 802.11b devices
in your network, keep the default setting, Mxed. If you
have only 802.11g devices, select G-Only. If you have
only 802.11b devices, select B-Only. If you do not have
any 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, select
Dsable.
Wreless Network Name (SSID)
name shared among all devices 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 devices in your
wireless network. For added security, you should change
the default SSID (lnksys) to a unique name.
Wreless Channel Select the channel from the list
provided to correspond with your network settings. All
devices in your wireless network must be broadcast on
the same channel in order to function correctly.
Wreless 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, Enable. If you
do not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select
Dsable.
SecureEasySetup If you did not utilize this network
connection feature during the Setup Wizard, you may use
it here by clicking the green logo. When you are prompted
to start the push button setup, click OK.
Reset Securty
Use this button to reset the security
settings on your network. You will need to run
SecureEasySetup again on each device on your network
to re-associate it to your network.
Wreless-G Broadband Router
The SSID is the network
Advanced Configuration
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Wireless > Wireless Security
The Wireless Security settings configure the security of
your wireless network. There are six wireless security
mode options supported by the Router: WPA Personal,
WPA Enterprise, WPA2 Personal, WPA2 Enterprise, RADIUS,
and WEP. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is
a security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WPA2
is a more advanced, more secure version of WPA. WEP
stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and RADIUS stands
for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) These
six are briefly discussed here. For detailed instructions
on configuring wireless security for the Router, refer to
"Chapter 2: Wireless Security. "
Wireless Security
Security Mode
Select the security method for your wireless network. If
you do not want to use wireless security, keep the default,
Dsabled.
WPA Personal
NOTE: If you are using WPA, always remember
that each device in your wireless network MUST
use the same WPA method and shared key, or
else the network will not function properly.
Security Mode > WPA Personal
WPA Algorthm
WPA supports two encryption methods,
TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select
the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES. (AES is a stronger
encryption method than TKIP.)
WPA Shared Key
Enter the key shared by the Router and
your other network devices. It must have 8-63 characters.
Group Key Renewal Enter a Key Renewal period, which
tells the Router how often it should change the encryption
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