11/ Primary Network - THOMSON TCW770 User Manual

Chapter 2: WEB Configuration

2. 802.11/ Primary Network

This page allows you to configure the Network Authentication. It provides several different modes of
wireless security. You will have to enter proper information according to the mode you select.
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Primary Network: Used to Enable or Disable the whole Primary Network feature.
Network Name (SSID): By using this you can change the factory default to a name of your choice up to 32
characters long.
Closed Network: This control is used to hide or reveal your network name (SSID) to any remote, wireless
equipped PC in the area that may be scanning WiFi channels to find available WiFi networks. The gateway WiFi
radio frequently transmits a beacon signal which can contain this network name (SSID). If you set Closed Network
to Enable, your SSID is included in that beacon, and is therefore detectable by any nearby wireless equipped PCs in
the area. The benefit of using Enable is it can speed your WiFi setup on some PCs. If you set Closed Network to
Disable, your SSID is not included in the beacon. This hides your network name (SSID), but as a result may require
a bit more effort on your part to set up your wireless PCs. And when we Enable the WPS Config then the Closed
Network will be Disabled automatically.
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