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Edit the Main or Guest Wi-Fi names and passwords. See Change Wi-Fi Network Names and
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Passwords.
Configure your Wi-Fi network's connection parameters and security, and additional Wi-Fi
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options.
Specify the maximum number of devices that can connect to the Wi-Fi network.
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Note: For some of these Wi-Fi settings, if you change them, all connected devices will be
disconnected and have to reconnect after the settings are saved.
The following information is displayed.
Item
Main Wi-Fi
Network Name
This is the name that identifies your Main Wi-Fi network and is visible to other
Wi-Fi-enabled devices. (See Change Wi-Fi Network Names and Passwords).
Guest Wi-Fi
Network Name
This is the name that identifies your Guest Wi-Fi network and is visible to other
Wi-Fi-enabled devices. (See Change Wi-Fi Network Names and Passwords).
Wi-Fi Options
Wi-Fi Range
Short
Medium
Long
Connection
20/40 MHz
The gateway can run in either 40 MHz mode or 20 MHz mode when the
Coexistence
wireless mode is set to Up to 300 Mbps. The gateway uses 40 MHz mode
unless a nearby Wi-Fi network is using 40 MHz mode. If that happens, the
gateway uses 20 MHz mode to coexist with that network.
Connection
This setting determines the type of Wi-Fi devices that can connect to your
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network.
For the Main and Guest 2.4 GHz networks, the default connection is Up to 300
Mbps. The other choices are Up to 130 Mbps and Up to 54 Mbps.
For the 5 GHz network, the default connection rate is Up to 300 Mbps. The
other choices are Up to 400 Mbps and Up to 800 Mbps.
Wi-Fi Channel
This is the active channel of the Wi-Fi access point. If your network is having
performance issues (possibly caused by other Wi-Fi networks in the vicinity
using the same channel), try a different Wi-Fi channel.
RTS Threshold This setting specifies the smallest packet size, in bytes, for which RTS/CTS
(Request to Send/Clear to Send) handshaking is used. The recommended
value is 2347. Change this value only if you're experiencing inconsistent data
flow. Make only minor changes to this value.
Fragmentation
This setting specifies the largest allowable size, in bytes, for a packet. If the
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