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Chapter 2. Safeguarding Your Network
N150 Wireless Router WGR614v11 User Manual
to extend the bandwidth for data transmission. For more information about the wireless
channel frequencies, see the online document that you can access from
Wireless
Networking Basics
in Appendix
A.
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Mode
. The default mode is
Up to 150Mbps
.
Note:
The maximum wireless signal rate is derived from the IEEE
Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary.
Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of
network traffic, building materials and construction, and network
overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
The Mode options are:
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Up to 54 Mbps - Legacy Mode with maximum speed of up to 54 Mbps for b/g
networks.
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Up to 65 Mbps - Neighbor Friendly Mode - Will not interfere with neighboring wireless
networks.
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Up to 150 Mbps - Performance Mode - Maximum Nx speeds up to 150 Mbps. Using
channel expansion to achieve the 150 Mbps data rate, the WGR614v11 will use the
channel you selected as the primary channel and expand to the secondary channel
(primary c4 or –4) to achieve a 40 MHz frame-by-frame bandwidth. The
WGR614v11 will detect channel usage and will disable frame-by-frame expansion if
the expansion would result in interference with the data transmission of other access
points or clients.
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Security Options
. The selection of wireless security options can significantly affect your
network performance. The time it takes to establish a wireless connection can vary
depending on both your security settings and router placement.
WEP connections can take slightly longer to establish. Also, WEP, WPA-PSK, and
WPA2-PSK encryption can consume more battery power on a notebook computer, and
can cause significant performance degradation with a slow computer. Instructions for
configuring the security options can be found in
Choosing Appropriate Wireless Security
on page
20. A full explanation of wireless security standards is available in the online
document that you can access from
Wireless Networking Basics
in Appendix
A.
3.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.