Manual Wireless Settings; Ghz (802.11 N/G) - D-Link DIR-866L User Manual

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Section 3 - Configuration
From Setup > Wireless Settings, click Manual Wireless Network Setup if you want to manually configure the wireless settings on your router.
Make your selections for both the 2.4GHz (802.11n/g) and the 5GHz (802.11 ac/n/a) wireless bands.
Enable Wireless:
Check the box to Enable the wireless function for the 2.4GHz wireless band.
New Schedule:
Select the time frame that you would like your wireless network enabled. The schedule
may be set to Always. Schedules you create will be available in the drop-down menu.
Click New Schedule to create a schedule.
Wireless Network
Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of your wireless network. Create a name for your
Name:
wireless network using up to 32 characters. The SSID is case-sensitive.
802.11 Mode:
Select one of the following:
802.11b Only - If all of your wireless clients are 802.11b.
802.11g Only - If all of your wireless clients are 802.11g.
802.11n Only - If all of your wireless clients are 802.11n.
Mixed 802.11g and 802.11b - If you are using both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless clients.
Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g - If you are using both 802.11n and 802.11g wireless clients.
Mixed 802.11n, 802.11g, and 802.11b - If you are using a mix of 802.11n, 802.11g,
and 802.11b wireless clients.
Enable Auto Channel
Check the box to Enable Auto Channel Scan. This will allow the DIR-866L to choose
Scan:
the channel with the least amount of interference.
Wireless Channel:
Indicates the channel setting for the DIR-866L. The Channel can be changed to fit the
channel setting for an existing wireless network or to customize the wireless network.
When you check Enable Auto Channel Scan, this option will be greyed out.
Channel Width:
Select one of the following:
Auto 20/40MHz - Select if you are using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless clients.
20MHz - Select if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients.
Visibility Status:
Select Invisible if you do not want the SSID of your wireless network broadcasted by the DIR-866L. If Invisible is selected, the SSID of the DIR-866L will not
be seen by Site Survey utilities so your wireless clients will have to know the SSID of your DIR-866L in order to connect to it.
Security Mode:
Refer to
"Wireless Security" on page 44
D-Link DIR-866L User Manual

Manual Wireless Settings

2.4GHz (802.11 n/g)

for more information regarding wireless security.
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