ActionTec Wireless-Ready DSL Gateway, User Manual

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Action tec Wireless-Ready DSL Gateway User Manual
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 alphanu-
meric characters (i.e., A-Z, a-z, 0-9). All wireless-capable computers included on
the Gateway’s wireless network must have this same
ESSID
value. (For the
Action tec
802.11b Wireless
PC
Card, the
ESSID
value must be the same as the SSID value.)
Channel
Channel assigns the frequency band at which the Gateway communicates. In the
United States, use channels 1-11. (The factory default value is set to 1.)
Wireless Equivalent Privacy
Wireless Equivalent Privacy (
WEP
) is an encryption method used with the 802.11b
standard to ensure data security over wireless networks. The Gateway offers three
levels of
WEP
: Off, 64-bit, and 128-bit.
Off
Selecting Off disables encryption. Selecting this option allows any computer with
wireless capability and the correct
ESSID
value to join the wireless network.