ActionTec DSL Modem GT701WG-QW04, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Configuring Advanced Settings
To activate the wireless “radio” of the Modem, click in the circle next to “On.” To
turn it off, click in the circle next to “Off.”
ESSID
ESSID
is the network name assigned to the wireless network. The factory default
setting is “
ACTIONTEC
.” Although Action tec recommends keeping the default value
intact, the
ESSID
value can be modified, using any combination of alphanumeric
characters (i.e.,
A-Z
, a-z,
0-9
). All wireless-capable computers included on the
Modem’s wireless network must have this same
ESSID
value. (For the Action tec
802.11
b Wireless
PC
Card, the
ESSID
value must be the same as the
SSID
value.)
Channel
Channel
assigns the frequency band at which the Modem communicates. In the
United States, use channels 1-11. (The default value is set to 9.)
Security
There are four wireless security options: Off , WEP , WEP+802.1x , and WPA . The
latter three options are different types of wireless security.
Off
Selecting Off disables wireless security. Selecting this option allows any computer
with wireless capability and the correct
ESSID
value to join the wireless network.