Chapter 2. Safeguarding Your Network
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N150 Wireless Router WGR614v11 User Manual
Changing Wireless Security Settings
This section describes the wireless settings that you can view and configure in the Wireless
Settings screen, which you access under Setup in the main menu.
Viewing Basic Wireless Settings
To specify the wireless security settings of your router:
1.
Log in to the router as described in
Logging In To Your Wireless Router
on page
7
.
2.
Select
Wireless Settings
under Setup in the main menu. The Wireless Settings screen
displays
.
Figure 2.
The available settings in this screen are:
•
Name (SSID)
. The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up
to 32 alphanumeric characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different
wireless network names provide a way to separate the traffic. For a wireless device to
participate in a particular wireless network, it must be configured with the SSID for that
network. The WGR614v11 default SSID is
NETGEAR
. You can disable this broadcast as
described in
Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings
on page
29.
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Region
. This field identifies the region where the WGR614v11 router can be used. It
might not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other
than one of those identified in this field.
Note:
The region selection feature might not be available in all countries.
•
Channel
. This field determines which operating frequency is used. It should not be
necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with
another nearby wireless network. The wireless router uses channel bonding technology