Buffalo WBMR-HP-GN - Wireless Security and Encryption

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150Mbps Mode Band Width
Youcanselectwhethertouse20MHzor40MHzmodesforwirelesscommu-
nication.The20-MHzchannelbandwidthlessensthechanceofinterference
withotherwirelessnetworks.However,thewide40-MHzchannelbandwidth
increases throughput up to 150Mbps.
Thedefaultsettingis20MHz.
Extension Channel
When40MHzhasbeenselectedunderBandWidth,twochannelsareused-a
ControlChannelandanExtensionChannel.
The Control Channel is specied by the “Wireless Channel” setting , and the
ExtensionChannelisspeciedbythe“Extension Channel” setting.
Broadcast SSID
For security purposes, you can choose not to broadcast your network’s SSID
(setto“Allow”bydefault).Doingsowillkeepyournetworknamehiddenfrom
computers that are scanning for the presence of wireless networks. To turn o
thebroadcastoftheSSID,removethetick.
Security/Encryption
TheWBMR-HP-GNmodemrouterincludesasecurityfeaturewhichallows
eachwirelessclienttoconnectwithadierentlevelofsecurity.Thisfunction
is particularly useful in a situation where a single client can only connect
viaWEP(lowestlevelofsecurity).Becauseclientscanconnectatdierent
encryptionlevels,itmeansthatthesecurityoftheremainingwirelessdevices
is not compromised.
Toidentifyyourwirelessnetwork,anamecalledtheSSID(ServiceSet
Identi¬er)isused.ThedefaultSSIDoftheRouterisprintedonthelabel
attached on the back of the Router . You can change this to anything you
wanttooryoucanleaveitunchanged.TochangetheSSID,typeintheSSID
that you want to use in the SSID eld. If you make a change to the SSID, your
wireless-equippedcomputersmayalsoneedtobereconguredtoconnect
to your new network name.
You can also change the Pre-Shared Key or password for each encryption
typeandtheRekeyinterval(frequencywiththekeywillberenewed).
SSID1
WirelessencryptionWPA-PSK-TKIPorWPA/WPA2-MixedisusedforMulti
Security SSID1.