Cisco EA2700 User Manual

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Setting Up: Advanced
Linksys EA-Series
d. Network mode—Your choice depends upon the clients that will
connect to your network. If all of your devices are Wireless-N capable,
you can select Wireless-N Only for either or both bands.
On the 2.4 GHz band, you can select:
• Mixed
• Wireless-B/G Only (not available on the EA6500)
• Wireless-N Only
• Wireless-G Only
• Wireless-B only (not available on the EA6500)
On the 5 GHz band, you can select:
• Mixed (default), which accepts connections from 802.11a or
802.11n clients
• Wireless-N Only (802.11n only)
• Wireless-A Only (802.11a only) (not available on the EA6500)
• Wireless-AC Only (EA6500 only)
e. Security mode—You can set up different security options for the
5GHz and 2.4GHz networks. If the security mode you select requires
a passphrase, a Passphrase field appears, and you must enter a
passphrase. You can select:
• None (no security)
• WEP
• WPA Personal
• WPA Enterprise
• WPA2 Personal
• WPA2 Enterprise
• WPA2/WPA Mixed Personal
• WPA2/WPA Mixed Enterprise
TIP
Wireless-N networks should use the WP2-Personal security
mode for best performance.
f. Channel width—We recommend that you keep the default (Auto)
setting for each band. In Auto mode, the router and the network
clients automatically switch to the 40MHz mode if:
• Your wireless clients support the 40 MHz mode (sometimes
called Bonded mode) in which two 20MHz channels are bonded
together for better performance.
• There is no adjacent interference.
With more available channels and less chance of interference on the
5GHz band, you have the option to force the 40MHz mode.
On the 2.4GHz band, you can select:
• Auto (20 MHz or 40 Mhz)
• 20 MHz Only
On the 5GHz band, you can select:
• Auto (automatically selects from the options below)
• 20 MHz Only
• 40 MHz Only
• 80 MHz Only (EA6500 only)
g. Channel—Choose the operating channel for each band. Your
router will automatically select the channel with the least amount
of interference if you leave the default Auto setting. We recommend
keeping the default settings for both bands.
4. To save your changes, click OK.

Cisco EA2700 Specifications

General

Model	EA2700
Category	Network Router
Wireless Standard	802.11n
Frequency Bands	2.4 GHz
Antennas	Internal
Processor	Unknown
Parental Controls	Yes
Guest Network	Yes
Security Features	WPA/WPA2, SPI firewall
Wireless Speed	300 Mbps
Ethernet Ports	4 x 10/100 Mbps