Changing Wireless Security Settings; Viewing Basic Wireless Settings - NETGEAR WGR614v11 User Manual

N150 Wireless Router WGR614v11 User Manual

Changing Wireless Security Settings

This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and configure in the Wireless
Settings screen, which you access under Setup in the main menu.

Viewing Basic Wireless Settings

To specify the wireless security settings of your router:
1. Log in to the router as described in
2. Select Wireless Settings under Setup in the main menu. The Wireless Settings screen
displays.
Figure 2.
The available settings in this screen are:
• Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up
to 32 alphanumeric characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different
wireless network names provide a way to separate the traffic. For a wireless device to
participate in a particular wireless network, it must be configured with the SSID for that
network. The WGR614v11 default SSID is NETGEAR. You can disable this broadcast as
described in Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings
• Region. This field identifies the region where the WGR614v11 router can be used. It
might not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other
than one of those identified in this field.
Note: The region selection feature might not be available in all countries.
• Channel. This field determines which operating frequency is used. It should not be
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with
another nearby wireless network. The wireless router uses channel bonding technology
Logging In To Your Wireless Router
on page 29.
Chapter 2. Safeguarding Your Network
on page 7.
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