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5.4 Wireless
5.4.1 Basic 2.4GHz
The Basic option allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface.
Among other things, you can enable or disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the
network from active scans, set the wireless network name (also known as SSID)
and configure the channel setting for the wireless LAN interface.
Click the
Save/Apply
button
to apply the selected wireless options.
Consult the table below for descriptions of these options.
Option
Description
Enable
Wireless
A checkbox
that enables or disables the wireless LAN interface.
When selected, a set of basic wireless options will appear.
Hide Access
Point
Select Hide Access Point to protect the access point from detection
by wireless active scans. To view and connect to available wireless
networks in Windows, open Connect to a Network by clicking the
network icon (
or
) in the notification area. If the access point
is hidden, it will not be listed there. To connect a client to a hidden
access point, the station must add the access point manually to its
wireless configuration.