| Wireless Configuration |
To manually configure your wireless network,
select Manual. Proceed to the "Network Mode"
section for more information. Select Wi-Fi Protected Setup
and proceed to below. For Wi-Fi Protected Setup, there are three
methods available. Use the method that applies to the client you
are configuring. |
| Wireless Band |
This is used to select the 2.4 GHz
or 5.0 GHz band for your wireless network. |
| Method #1 |
Use this method if your client device has a
Wi-Fi Protected
Setup button.
1. Click or press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on
the client device.
2. Click the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on this
screen.
3. After the client device has been configured, click
OK. Then refer back to your client device or its
documentation for further instructions. |
| Method #2 |
Use this method if your client device has a
Wi-Fi Protected
Setup PIN number.
1. Enter the PIN number in the field on this screen.
Click Reg ster.
2. After the client device has been configured, click
OK. Then refer back to your client device or its
documentation for further instructions. |
| Method #3 |
Use this method if your client device asks
for the Router’s
PIN number.
1. Enter the PIN number listed on this screen. (It is also
listed on the label on the bottom of the Router.)
2. After the client device has been configured, click
OK. Then refer back to your client device |
| Status |
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup Status shown
below are as following:
Network Name (SSID)
Displayed here is the name of the wireless network, which is
also called SSID
Security Displayed here is
the wireless security method used by the Router.
Passphrase Displayed here is the Passphrase used by
the wireless security. |
| Network Mode |
If you have
Wireless-N, Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, then
keep the default setting, Mixed.
If you have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices, select BG-Mixed.
If you have only Wireless-N devices, select Wireless-N Only.
If you have only Wireless-G devices, select Wireless-G Only.
If you have only Wireless-B devices, select Wireless-B Only.
If you want to disable wireless networking, select Disabled.
|
| 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.
For added security, Linksys recommends that you change the
default SSID (linksys) to a unique name of your choice. |
| Wireless width |
For best performance in a network using
Wireless-N, Wireless-G and Wireless-B devices, set to Auto
(20MHz or 40MHz).
For Wireless-G and Wireless-B
networking only, select 20MHz Only(Default). Set this to
Auto (20MHz or 40MHz) for best performance. |
| Channel |
Select the channel for Wireless-N, Wireless-G,
and Wireless-B networking.
Select channels 1-11, or Auto.
If you are not sure which
channel to select, keep the default, Auto. |
| 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, Enabled.
If you do not want to broadcast the Router SSID, then select
Disabled. |