NETGEAR N300 ROUTER WNR2000 User Manual

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NETGEAR Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000 User Manual

6-4

Using Network Monitoring Tools

v1.3, July 2009

Wireless Port. The following settings apply to the wireless port of the router.

Name (SSID)

The wireless network name (SSID) being used by the wireless port of
the router. The default is NETGEAR.

Region

The geographic region where the router is being used. It might be
illegal to use the wireless features of the router in some parts of the
world.

Channel

Identifies the channel of the wireless port being used. Click the link to
the online document

“Wireless Networking Basics” in Appendix B

for

the frequencies used on each channel.

Mode

Indicates the wireless communication mode:
• Up to 54 Mbps.
• Up to 145 Mbps.
• Up to 300 Mbps (in this mode, there are two channels: a primary

channel [P] and a secondary channel [S]).

Wireless AP

Indicates whether the radio feature of the router is enabled. If not
enabled, the Wireless LED on the front panel is off.

Broadcast Name

Indicates whether the router is broadcasting its SSID.

Wi-Fi Protected Setup

Indicates whether the router’s PIN is enabled and whether the router
is configured for Push ‘N’ Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). For more
information, see

“Using Push 'N' Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)” on

page 2-13

.

Table 6-1. Wireless Router Status Fields (continued)

Field

Description

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