Configuration
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Configuring Wireless Mode
When configuring wireless network parameters, you must enter as much
identical information from your existing network as possible. Before
configuring wireless mode, view and record the network wireless settings
you are using with your router or computer.
If the Gateway loses connection while configuring wireless mode, the
Gateway may have to be reset. Follow the procedure described in
“Resetting the Gateway to Factory Defaults” on page 3–19. Before
resetting the Gateway, ensure that the Gateway and your computer are
connected with an Ethernet cable.
Network Interface.
Configures the Gateway to use either a wireless or
a hard-wired Ethernet connection for the communications network. Select
“Wireless” or “Wired.”
Network Type.
Configures the type of wireless connection between the
Gateway and your computer. When a wireless router is the connection
point between the computer and the Gateway, select “Infrastructure.”
Most installations will use “Infrastructure” mode. For a direct connection
between the Gateway and a wireless-equipped computer with no
connection to the Internet (see Figure 1-8 on page 1–7), select “Ad-Hoc.”
“Ad-Hoc” networks also require a radio channel to be set.
Network Name (SSID).
Sets the name of the wireless network, or
Service Set Identifier (SSID). The SSID is case sensitive and is only used
in wireless mode. Set this value to be the same as your existing home
network SSID.
An SSID is a unique identifier attached to all packets sent over a wireless
network in order separate one network from another. All devices
connecting to the same wireless network must use exactly the same SSID.
Radio Channel.
Sets the radio channel that your wireless network uses
to send messages between devices. Select a radio channel when Network
Type is set to Ad-Hoc.
If possible, select a channel unused in your neighborhood. You can use
the NetStumbler application (
www.netstumbler.com
) to help find an
unused channel. If all channels are already in use, select the channel
which has the lowest radio signal power level. NetStumbler displays
signal power levels for every channel it detects.