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Administrator’s Handbook

WiFi Operation

– Automatically enabled by default. If you deselect the checkbox, the WiFi options are dis-

abled, and the wireless access point will not provide or broadcast its wireless LAN services.

Mode

– The drop-down menu allows you to select and lock the NVG599 into the wireless transmission mode

you want:

A/C, B/G/N

B-only

B/G

G-only

, or

N-only.

For compatibility with clients using 802.11b (up to 11 Mbps transmission), 802.11g (up to 20+ Mbps),
802.11a (up to 54 Mbit/s using the 5 GHz band), or 802.11n (from 54 Mbit/s to 600 Mbit/s with the use of
four spatial streams at a channel width of 40 MHz), select

B/G/N

. To limit your wireless LAN to one mode or

the other, select the option that applies to your setup.

Bandwidth

– Use a single 20-MHz channel (

20MHz

setting) , or combine two 20-MHz channels (

40MHz

set-

ting) to increase data speeds. The 40-MHz mode may only be selected if the

Mode

setting is 801.11

B/G/N

or 802.11

N-Only.

To prevent interference with lower bandwidth clients, the wireless network will revert to

20MHz operation if non-compatible (802.11

802.11

or 20-MHz 802.11

) clients are detected.

Channel

– Channel (1 through 11, for North America) on which the network will broadcast. This is a fre-

quency range within the 2.4-Ghz or 5.0-Ghz band. The

Automatic

setting allows the wireless access point to

automatically determine the best channel for broadcast.

Power Level

– Sets the wireless transmit power, scaling down the wireless access point’s wireless transmit

coverage by lowering its radio power output. Default is

100%

power. Transmit power settings are useful in

large venues with multiple wireless routers where you want to reuse channels. Since there are only three
non-overlapping channels in the 802.11 spectrum, it helps to size the wireless access point cell to match the
location. This allows you to install a router to cover a small “hole” without conflicting with other routers
nearby.

Network Name (SSID)

– Preset to a number unique to your unit. You can either leave it as is, or change it by

entering a freeform name of up to 32 characters, for example “Brian’s Wireless LAN.” In client PC software,
this might also be called the wireless ID. The Network Name is used to identify this particular wireless LAN.
Depending on their operating system or client wireless card, users must either:
• Select from a list of available wireless LANs that appear in a scanned list on their client.
• Enter this name on their clients in order to join this wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

– If enabled, this mode hides the wireless network from the scanning features of wireless client

computers. Hiding the SSID prevents casual detection of your wireless network by unwanted neighbors and
passers-by. The gateway WLAN will not appear when clients scan for access points. If Hide SSID is enabled,
you must remember to enter your SSID when adding clients to the wireless LAN.

Security, WPA Version

WEP Key Length

Key

– See

“Wireless Security” on page 45.

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)

– Not a security protocol. WPS is an easier way to add and securely configure

new clients to your WLAN. By default, Privacy is set to WiFi Protected Access (WPA-PSK) with a 12-character
security key. WPS allows you to securely share your exact security configuration with a new client that you
are adding to the WLAN, without needing to look up and type this security key. Clients can be added using
the WPS button on the router, or by entering the client WPS PIN on this page. Not all client wireless devices
support WPS. Refer to their documentation.
To add a client: Enter your

WPS PIN

and click the

Submit

button. Follow the instructions that came with

your wireless client.

WPA Version

If WPA is selected, may be

Both, WPA-1,

WPA-2.

WEP Key Length

May be 10 characters for 40/64-bit, or 26 characters for 128-bit WP encryption.

Key