TD-W8900GB
54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router User Guide
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5.5 Wireless LAN Configuration
The menus used to configure Wireless LAN settings available in the Wireless directory including
Basic, Security, MAC Filter, Advanced, and Statistics menus. The Wireless Basic, Security, MAC
Filter, Advanced, and Statistics are described below.
5.5.1
Wireless – Basic
Choose “
Wireless
”
Æ
”
Basic
”, you will see the screen of
Wireless-Basic
settings shown as below.
The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this screen.
Figure 5 -45
This page allows you to configure basic features of the wireless LAN interface. You can enable or
disable the wireless LAN interface, hide the network from active scans, set the wireless network
name (also known as SSID) and restrict the channel set based on Region requirements.
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Enable Wireless:
If you want to use wireless features, you must select “Enable Wireless”. If
you deselect “Enable Wireless” option, all the Wireless settings below will be disabled.
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Enable SSID Broadcast:
When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to
associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the Router’s
SSID, keep the default setting, if you don’t want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, unselect this
option.
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SSID:
Wireless network name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must
be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32
characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for
all stations in your wireless network. Type the desired SSID in the space provided.
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BSSID:
Show the MAC address of the Router.
