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Chapter 6: Configuring the Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point
The Wireless Tab - Basic Wireless Settings
Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point
Wireless-G
•
Mode
. From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If you
have both 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting,
Mixed
. If you have only
802.11g devices, select
Wireless-G Only
. If you have only 802.11b devices, select
Wireless-B Only
. If you do
not have any 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, select
Disabled
.
•
Network Name (SSID)
. The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The
SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32
characters, which may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your
wireless network.
•
Channel
. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings,
between 1 and 11. All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function
correctly.
•
SSID Broadcast
. When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they
will detect the SSID broadcast by the Access Point. To broadcast the Access Point's SSID, keep the default
setting,
Enabled
. If you do not want to broadcast the Access Point's SSID, then select
Disabled
.
Change these settings as described here and click the
Save Settings
button to apply your changes or
Cancel
Changes
to cancel your changes. Help information is shown on the right-hand side of the screen. For additional
information, click
More
.