BT Micro Owner’s Manual
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If you are following the First Time Settings wizard, the next page
in the wizard sequence is displayed, which allows you to Select
a channel.
If you have accessed this page from the General Settings
section of the Wireless Network page, click on the Confirm
Changes button to apply changes and return to the Wireless
Network page.
Select a Channel
The following page allows you to select a network channel:
Your BT Micro and all of the wireless PCs in your wireless LAN
must share the same channel number. Each channel
represents a regulatory channel frequency (MHz). Some
countries may regulate the use of certain channel frequencies.
Your ISP determines which channels are available and whether
you should allow automatic or manual channel selection.
To configure channel selection, choose one of the following
options:
If you want the BT Micro to automatically select the best
channel for your network, click on the Allow BT Micro to select
channel option and then click Next>.
If you want to manually select a channel, click on the Select a
channel manually option and then click Next>. The following
page is displayed:
Select a suitable channel (as advised by your ISP) from the
Channel drop-down list and then click Next>.
If you are following the First Time Settings wizard, the next page
in the wizard sequence is displayed, which allows you to
Configure Wireless Network Security.
If you have accessed this page from the General Settings
section of the Wireless Network page, click on the Confirm
Changes button to apply changes and return to the Wireless
Network page.
WARNING
It is strongly recommended that you enable Wireless Security to
help protect your wireless network from unauthorised access.