THOMSON SpeedTouch 576, User Manual

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Chapter 4
SpeedTouch™ Web Interface
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4.6.5 Access Point Settings
Accessing the Access
Point settings
Proceed as follows:
1
On the left menu, click
Home Network
.
2
Under
Wireless
, click the name of the Access Point you want to view or
configure.
Overview
The
Overview
page displays a brief overview of the current configuration.
Details
The
Details
page displays a more detailed overview of the current configuration.
Configure
Under
Configuration
following fields are available:
Interface Enabled:
Allows you to enable/disable the wireless interface.
Physical Address
:
Displays the Base Service Set Identifier (BSSID) of the selected Access Point.
Network Name (SSID)
:
Allows you to change the network name of your WLAN.
Interface Type
:
Allows you to choose between:
802.11b
802.11b(legacy)/g
802.11b/g
802.11g
Actual Speed
:
Displays the current transmission speed.
Channel Selection
:
Allows you to select a fixed channel or let the SpeedTouch™ automatically
select a channel for you.
Region
:
Displays your region.
Channel
:
Displays the channel that is currently used by the Access Point.
Allow multicast from Broadband Network
:
Allows you to allow/deny multicast messages from the Internet.
The Access Points names are of the following format: “WLAN: “ +
Network Name, for example “WLAN: SpeedTouch123456”.
Large bandwidth streams like video streams, have a large impact on
your wireless performance.