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Chapter 10
Specify Your Network Settings
10 5 Wireless Settings
10 5 1 Specify Basic Wireless Settings
The router’s wireless network name (SSID) and password, and security options are
preset in the factory. The preset SSID and password can be found on the product label.
You can customize the wireless settings according to your needs.
1
Visit
, and log in with the password you set for the router.
2
Go to
Basic
>
Wireless
page.
• To enable or disable the wireless function:
Enable the
Wireless Network 2.4GHz
. If you don’t want to use the wireless function, just
uncheck the box. If you disable the wireless function, all the wireless settings won’t be
effective.
• To change the wireless network name (SSID) and wireless password:
Enter a new SSID. The default SSID is TP-Link_XXXX and the value is case-sensitive.
Note:
If you use a wireless device to change the wireless settings, you will be disconnected when the settings are effective.
Please write down the new SSID and password for future use.
• To hide SSID:
Select Hide SSID, and your SSID will not broadcast. Your SSID won’t display when you
scan for local wireless network list on your wireless device and you need to manually
join the network.
• To change the mode or channel:
Go to
Advanced
>
Wireless
>
Wireless Settings
page.
•
Mode
- Select the desired mode.
•
802.11n only
- Select only if all of your wireless clients are 802.11n devices.
•
802.11gn mixed
- Select if you are using both 802.11g and 802.11n wireless
clients.
•
802.11bgn mixed
- Select if you are using a mix of 802.11b, 11g, and 11n
wireless clients.