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Chapter 5 WLAN Settings
5.1 Wireless Basic Settings
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Enable wireless function:
Select to enable the Router’s wireless features; deselect
to disable it and all functions related with wireless are disabled.
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Wireless working mode
: This router provides two kinds of working modes: Wireless
Access Point(AP) and Network Bridge (WDS)
Wireless Access Point (AP)
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Network Mode
: Select one mode from the drop-down list.
11b mode
：
Select it if you have only Wireless-B clients in your network.
11g mode
：
Select it if you have only Wireless-G clients in your network.
11b/g mixed mode:
Select it if you have only Wireless-B and Wireless-G clients
in your network.
11b/g/n mixed mode:
Select it if you have Wireless-B, Wireless-G and
Wireless-N clients in your network.
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SSID:
It is the unique name of the wireless network and can be modified. The SSID
must be entered.
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Broadcast (SSID):
Select “
Enable
” to enable the router’ SSID to be scannable by
wireless devices. The default is enabled. If you disable it, the wireless devices must
know the SSID for communication.
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Channel:
The currently used channel by the router. Select an effective channel (from
1 to 13\Auto) of the wireless network.
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WMM Capable:
Enable it to enhance the transfer performance of the wirelessly
transferred multimedia data (such as video or online playing).We recommend
enabling this option if you are not familiar with WMM.
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APSD Capable:
It is used for auto power-saved service. The default is disabled.
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Channel bandwidth:
Select an appropriate channel bandwidth to enhance the
wireless performance. Select 20/40M when the network has 11b/g and 11n wireless
clients. Select 20M when the network has only non-11n wireless clients. Select
20/40M to promote its throughput when the wireless network is in 11n mode.
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Extension Channel:
To confirm the network’s frequency range in 11n mode.
NOTE
:
Some products may have primary SSID and secondary SSID options, as
