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Setting up your Wireless Network 27
CHAPTER 4: Configuring the Wireless Network
2. Click ; the Wireless Interface page opens.
3. Enter a name assigned to your wireless network in the Network Name (SSID) field.
This name appears next to on the Home page.
4. Enable or disable the broadcast of the SSID over the wireless network by selecting or
deselecting the check box.
• Enabled is the default setting, which means that your SSID is visible to anyone who is
scanning for a network to which to connect.
• Disabled secures your wireless network by not announcing its presence. Deselect the
Enable check box to disable it.
Note If you add a PC or device later, the wireless client will be unable to scan and
connect to your wireless network when the SSID broadcast is disabled. You will
need to manually add a wireless profile in the client device to connect to the
wireless network instead of selecting the SSID name from a typical scan list.
5. Select the channel mode (radio frequency band) that the access point (AP) uses for your
wireless network.
Note It is best to select Auto because a channel is automatically selected to minimize
interference.
6. Select a channel value from its drop-down list if you selected a channel mode other than
Auto in 5.
7. Click Save .