Excito B3, User Manual

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12. Select the channel on your wireless access point in B3. In areas with several
wireless networks, lower transfer speeds may be experienced. Then try a dif-
ferent channel.
13. B3s SSID will be visible to all other wireless clients by default. If you want
to hide your SSID, unselect this box. You will then manually have to fill in the
SSID in your clients to connect to your wireless network.
14. Update saves your changes.
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802.11a 802.11a uses the 5 GHz band.
802.11b 802.11b uses the 2.4 GHz band.
802.11g 802.11g uses the 2.4 GHz band.
802.11n 802.11n uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. This is the latest gen-
eration of Wi-Fi described by the IEEE standard. 802.11n has the capability to
transfer data up to five times faster than its predecessors.
AES AES is an encryption protocol introduced in WPA2 to make communica-
tions over a Wi-Fi network private.
Access point (AP) A device which serves as a central wireless connection
point for a wireless network.
Channel 802.11 divides each of the bands into channels. Availability of chan-
nels is regulated by in which country the access point is operating.
Channel width
In the 802.11n standard there is an option to run in the double channel width,
40MHz. Maximum transfer rate for 20 MHz is 130 Mbit/s. Maximum transfer
rate for 40 MHz is 270 Mbit/s.
Client A device (computer, phone, media player etc.) in your network,
wireless or wired.