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Chapter 6
Wireless Settings
• To enable or disable the wireless function:
1. Go to
Wireless
or
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
.
2. The wireless function is enabled by default. If you want to disable the wireless function
of the router, just untick the
Enable
checkbox of each wireless network. In this case,
all the wireless settings will be invalid.
• To change the wireless network name (SSID) and wireless password:
1. Go to
Wireless
or
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
.
2. Create a new SSID in
Network Name (SSID)
and customize the password for the
network in
Password
. The value is case-sensitive.
Note:
If you change the wireless settings with a wireless device, you will be disconnected when the settings are
effective. Please write down the new SSID and password for future use.
• To hide SSID:
1. Go to
Wireless
or
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
.
2. Select
Hide SSID
, and your SSID won’t display when you scan for local wireless
networks on your wireless device and you need to manually join the network.
• To change the security option:
1. Go to
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
.
2. Select an option from the
Security
drop-down list:
None
,
WPA/WPA2-Personal,
WPA2/WPA3-Personal
,
WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
. We recommend you don’t change
the default settings unless necessary.
• To change the transmit power and channel settings:
1. Go to
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
.
2. Select an option from the
Transmit Power
drop-down list:
High
,
Middle
or
Low
. The
default and recommended setting is
High
.
3. If Smart Connect is disabled, you can also change the following settings:
•
Channel Width
- Select a channel width (bandwidth) for the wireless network.
•
Channel
- Select an operating channel for the wireless network. It is recommended
to leave the channel to
Auto
, if you are not experiencing the intermittent wireless
connection issue.
•
Mode
- Select a transmission mode according to your wireless client devices. It is
recommended to just leave it as default.
• To use the MU-MIMO function:
The MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) feature enables the router
to simultaneously send data to multiple devices, significantly enhancing the network
efficiency.
