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Chapter4
Advanced Routing > Routing Table
Click Save Settngs 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. This screen allows you to choose your wireless
network mode and wireless security.
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
Wireless Network
Wreless Network Mode
Select the wireless standards
running on your network. If you have Wireless-G and
Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default,
Mxed. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select G-Only.
If you have only Wireless-B devices, select B-Only. If you
do not have any wireless devices, select Dsabled.
Wreless Network Name (SSID)
sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the
characters on the keyboard). Linksys recommends that you
change the default, to a unique name of your choice.
Wreless Channel
Select the channel you want to use.
All devices in your wireless network must use the same
channel in order to communicate.
Wreless SSID Broadcast
When wireless devices survey
the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they
will detect the wireless network name or SSID broadcast
by the Gateway. If you want to broadcast the Gateway's
SSID, keep the default, Enable. Otherwise, select Dsable.
Click Save Settngs to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Wreless-G ADSL Home Gateway
The network name is case-
Advanced Configuration
Wireless > Wireless Security
The Wireless Security screen configures the security of your
wireless network(s). The supported wireless security modes
are WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Mixed, and
WEP. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), is a security standard
stronger than WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption.
WPA2 is a more advanced, more secure version of WPA.
For detailed instructions on configuring wireless security
on the Gateway, refer to "Chapter 2: Wireless Security".
Wireless Security
Securty Mode
Select the security method for your
wireless network. Proceed to the appropriate instructions.
If you do not want to use wireless security, keep the
default, Dsabled.
NOTE:
If you use wireless security, remember
that each device in your wireless network MUST
use the same security method and settings, or
else the wireless devices cannot communicate.
WPA2-Personal (Recommended)
Security Mode > WPA2-Personal
Encrypton
The method is AES.
Passphrase
Enter a key of 8 to 63 characters.
Group Key Renewal
Enter how often the Gateway should
change encryption keys. The default is 300 seconds.
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