TRENDnet TEW-657BRM, User Manual

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Multi SSID
SSID With Multiple SSIDs, you can have 2 SSIDs on one AP. For example,
a Guest SSID without encryption for visitors to have Internet access
only, and a Admin SSID with encryption for private use to secure your
company resources.
Select the desired SSID from the list to configure.
SSID 1/2 This is also called the "Network Name".
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If using an ESS (Extended Service Set, with multiple access
points) this ID is called an ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifi-
er).
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To communicate, all Wireless stations should use the same
SSID/ESSID.
Broadcast SSID If enabled, the Wireless ADSL Router will broadcast its SSID. This
allows PCs and other wireless stations to detect this Access Point and
use the correct SSID.
If disabled, PC users will have to manually enter the SSID and other
details of the wireless interface before they can connect to this Access
Point.
Isolation within
SSID If Enabled, devices that have the same SSID will not be able to see
each other.
Security Setting The current Wireless security is displayed. The default value is Dis-
abled.
Configure SSID
1/2 Button
Click this button to access the Wireless security sub-screen, and view
or change the settings. See the following section for details.
Options
802.11 Mode Select the desired mode:
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Off - Wireless is disabled.
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B only - Only 802.11b connections are available. 802.11g Wire-
less Stations will only be able to use the Wireless Router if they
are fully backward-compatible with the 802.11b standard.
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G only - Only 802.11g Wireless stations can use the Wireless
Router.
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11b/g/n - 802.11.g, 802.11b and 802.11n Wireless stations can use
the Wireless Broadband Router.
Channel NO. Select the Channel you wish to use on your Wireless LAN.
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If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or
slow data transfers) you may need to experiment with different
channels to see which is the best.
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If using multiple Access Points, adjacent Access Points should use
different Channels to reduce interference.
Isolation
between SSID If Enabled, devices that have the different SSIDs will not be able to
communicate with each other.
WMM Support Enable or disable this feature as required.
Bandwidth Select the desired bandwidth from the list.