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Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup
Wireless
To activate the Gateway’s wireless radio, click in the circle next to On. To turn off
wireless radio, click in the circle next to Off.
ESSID
ESSID is the network name assigned to the wireless network. The factory default
setting is “ACTIONTEC.” Although Actiontec recommends keeping the default
value intact, the ESSID value can be modified, using any combination of alpha-
numeric characters (i.e., A-Z, a-z, 0-9). All wireless-capable computers included
on the Gateway’s wireless network must have this same ESSID value. (For the
Actiontec 802.11b/g Wireless PC Card, the ESSID value must be the same as the
SSID value.)
Channel
Channel assigns the frequency band at which the Gateway communicates. In the
United States, use channels 1-11. (The factory default value is set to 9.)
Security
There are four wireless security options: Off, WEP, WEP+802.1x, and WPA. The
latter three options are different types of wireless security.
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