3 - Software
ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" User’s Manual
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Chapter 3 - Software Configuration
The Interface submenu has the following options:
Region
Scroll through this drop-down box to select the appropriate region where
you are located.
SSID
The SSID is an identification string of up to 32 ASCII characters unique to
every AP. The SSID is also referred to as the “ESSID” or “Extended Service
Set ID.” By default, the SSID is set to ““WL-HDD””. All the wireless
clients in the vicinity must have the same SSID in order to use the ASUS
Wireless "WL-HDD". This field is also used as the device name when you
are looking for the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD" through the Windows
Network Neighborhood function.
Channel
The 802.11g and 802.11b specification supports up to 14 overlapping
channels for radio communication. Choose an appropriate channel for the
operating radio frequencies or choose Auto to select a channel automatically.
The available channels change according to the Region selected.
Data Rate (Mbps)
This field allows you to specify the transmission rate. Select Auto to
maximize performance.
54g Mode
This field indicates the 802.11g interface mode. Selecting Auto allows both
802.11g and 802.11b clients to connect to the ASUS Wireless "WL-HDD".
Selecting 54g Only maximizes performance, but prevents 802.11b clients
from connecting to the device. If 54g Protection is checked, G-Mode
protection of 802.11g traffic is enabled automatically in the presence of
802.11b traffic.
Authentication Method
This field enables you to set different authentication methods for determining
various encryption schemes. The relationship between Authentication
Method, Encryption, Passphrase and WEP Keys is listed in the following
table:
