Wireless - Billion 800VGT User Manual

Wireless

Parameters
WLAN Service: Default setting is Enable. If you do not have any wireless devises (802.11g or 802.11b)
on your network, select Disable.
Mode: The default setting is 802.11b+g (Mixed mode). If you do not know what type of wireless devises
you have, or have both 11g and 11b devices on your network, then keep the default setting (mixed
mode). From the drop-down menu, you can select 802.11g if you have only 11g clients on your network
or if you have only 11b clients on your network, then select 802.11b.
ESSID: The ESSID is the unique name of a wireless access point (AP) used to distinguish it from other
AP's. For security purposes, change the default AP ID (wlan-ap) to a unique ID name. The ESSID is
case sensitive and must not excess 32 characters. Make sure your wireless clients have exactly the
same ESSID as the AP so that you will be able to connect to it .
ESSID Broadcast: ESSID Broadcast is the function that controls the Routes transmission of its ESSID.
This transmission enables wireless clients to detect the presence of the AP when they search for AP;s to
connect to. The default setting is Enabled.
Disable: If you do not want broadcast your ESSID.
cannot discover the Access Point (AP) of your router.
Enable: Any client using the "any" setting can discover the Access Point (AP).
Regulation Domain: There are seven Regulation Domains for you to choose from, including North
America (N.America), Europe, France, etc. The Channel ID will be different based on this setting.
Channel ID: Select the wireless connection ID channel that you would like to use. Use the Scan
Channel Usage to help to select non-occupied wireless channel.
Scan Channel Usage: Wireless channel scan takes up to 14 seconds to survey the
wireless channels in the surrounding area. The result will show which of the wireless channels are
already being used, and which are available for use.
Note: Wireless performance will be degraded if you select a channel that is already being occupied by other
AP(s).
Chapter 4: Configuration
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