Wireless Settings

Wireless Mode
The wireless part of your router can run in different modes:
  • AP mode – This is the default mode, also called Infrastructure mode. Your router acts as an central connection point, which wireless clients can connect to.
  • Client mode – This mode turns the router into a wireless client (like a wirless PCI card or PCMCIA card). This in turn connects to a Wireless access point. The client is isolated from other Wireless clients. Also only one ethernet device can be connected though it could be a router in AP mode.
  • Ad-Hoc mode – This is for peer to peer wireless connections. Clients running in Ad-Hoc mode can connect to each other as required without involving central access points.
Wireless Network Mode
If you have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, then keep the default setting, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select G-Only. If you would like to limit your network to only 802.11b devices, then select B-Only. If you want to disable wireless networking, select Disable.
Wireless Network Name (SSID)
The SSID is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in your wireless network.

Note

For added security, it is recommended to change the default SSID linksys to a unique name of your choice and deactivate SSID broadcast (see below).
Wireless Channel
Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings (in North America between channel 1 and 11, in Europe 1 and 13, in Japan all 14 channels). All devices in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly. Try to avoid conflicts with other wireless networks by choosing a channel where the upper and lower three channels are not in use.
SSID Broadcast
When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the router. To broadcast the router SSID, keep the default setting, Enable. If you do not want to broadcast the router SSID, then select Disable.
Check all values and click Save Settings to save your settings. Click Cancel Changes to cancel your unsaved changes.

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