Wireless > basic wireless settings, Advanced configuration, Wireless configuration – Linksys CISCO WRT610N User Manual

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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

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Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router

Gateway

This is the IP address of the gateway device that

allows for contact between the Router and the remote

network or host.

Interface

This interface tells you whether the Destination

IP Address is on the LAN & Wireless (Ethernet and wireless

networks) or the WAN (Internet).
Click Show Routing Table to view the Static Routes you

have already set up.

Routing Table

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to cancel your changes.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this

screen.

Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings

Wireless Configuration

Wireless Configuration

Keep the default selection, Wi-

Fi Protected Setup to configure your network using Wi-

Fi Protected Setup. Select Manual to set up your wireless

network your wireless network manually.

Manual

If you set the Wireless Configuration to Manual, the Basic

Wireless Settings screen displays the following fields.

Network Mode (5 GHz)

From this drop-down menu, you

can select the wireless standards running on your network.

If you have both Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) devices

in your network, keep the default setting, Mixed. If you

have only Wireless-A devices, select Wireless-A Only. If

you have only Wireless-N (5GHz) devices, select Wireless-N

Only. If you do not have any Wireless-A and Wireless-N

(5GHz) devices in your network, select Disabled.

Network Mode (2.4 GHz)

From this drop-down menu,

you can select the wireless standards running on your

network. If you have both Wireless-B, Wireless-G and

Wireless-N (2.4GHz) devices in your network, keep the

default setting, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-B devices,

select Wireless-B Only. If you have only Wireless-G devices,

select Wireless-G Only. If you have only Wireless-N

(2.4GHz) devices, select Wireless-N Only. If you do not

have any Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2.4GHz)

devices in your network, select Disabled.

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

The SSID is the 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 keyboard characters. Make sure this setting is the same

for all points in your wireless network. For added security,

you should change the default SSID to a unique name.

Radio Band (5 GHz)

For best performance in a network

using Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) devices, keep the

default, Auto.

Radio Band (2.4 GHz)

For best performance in a network

using Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2.4GHz)

devices, select Auto. The default is Standard - 20MHz

Channel.

Wide Channel (5 GHz)

If you selected Wide - 40MHz

Channel for the Radio Band setting, then this setting will

be available for your primary Wireless-N (5GHz) channel. If

you are not sure which channel to select, keep the default,

Auto (DFS).

Wide Channel (2.4 GHz)

If you selected Wide - 40MHz

Channel for the Radio Band setting, then this setting will

be available for your primary Wireless-N (2.4GHz) channel.

If you are not sure which channel to select, keep the

default, Auto.

Standard Channel (5 GHz)

Select the channel for

Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) networking. If you

selected Wide – 40MHz Channel for the Radio Band

setting, then the Standard Channel will be a secondary

channel for Wireless-N (5GHz). If you are not sure which

channel to select, keep the default, Auto (DFS).

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