NETGEAR WPNT834 - Manual (Page 42)

Reference Manual for the RangeMax 240 Wireless Router WPNT834
4-4 Wireless Configuration
v1.0, November 2005
• Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to
32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than one wireless network,
different wireless network names provide a means for separating the traffic. Any device you
want to participate in a particular wireless network will need to use this SSID for that network.
The WPNT834 default SSID is: NETGEAR.
• Region. This field identifies the region where the WPNT834 can be used. It may not be legal
to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those
identified in this field.
• 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
access point. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies, see
“Wireless
Communications” in Appendix B .
• Mode. This field determines which data communications protocol is used. You can select “g
only”, “b only”, “g and b”, “Up To 126 Mbps”, and “Up To 240 MBps”. The “g only” option
dedicates the WPNT834 to communicating with the higher bandwidth 802.11g wireless
devices exclusively. “b only” dedicates the WPNT834 to communicating with the higher
bandwidth 802.11b wireless devices exclusively. The “g and b” mode provides backward
compatibility with the slower 802.11b wireless devices while still enabling 802.11g
communications.
• Security Options. These options are the wireless security features you can enable. The table
below identifies the various basic wireless security options. A full explanation of these
standards is available in
“Wireless Communications” in Appendix B .
Note: The region selection feature may not be available in all countries.