User's Manual

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Wireless-N Router
Linksys E1550 Chapter 1: Advanced Configuration
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
The basic settings for wireless networking are set on this
screen.
There are two ways to configure the Router’s wireless
network(s), manual and Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup is a feature that makes it easy to set
up your wireless network. If you have client devices, such
as wireless adapters, that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup,
then you can use Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
Configuration View To manually configure your
wireless networks, select Manual. Proceed to the Manual
Setup section. To use Wi-Fi Protected Setup, select Wi-Fi
Protected Setup. Proceed to “Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on
page 12.
Manual Setup
If you set the Configuration View to Manual, the Basic
Wireless Settings screen displays the following fields.
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (Manual Setup)
Network Mode From this drop-down menu, you can
select the wireless standards running on your network.
• Mixed If you have Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and
Wireless-B devices in your network, keep the default,
Mixed.
• BG-Mixed If you have only Wireless-G and Wireless-B
devices in your network, select BG-Mixed.
• Wireless-N Only If you have only Wireless-N devices,
select Wireless-N Only.
• Wireless-G Only If you have only Wireless-G devices,
select Wireless-G Only.
• Wireless-B Only If you have only Wireless-B devices,
select Wireless-B Only.
• Disabled If you do not have any wireless devices in
your network, select Disabled.
NOTE: If you are not sure which mode to use,
keep the default, Mixed.
Network Name (SSID) The Service Set Identifier (SSID)
is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless
network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32
keyboard characters. The default is Ciscoxxxxx (xxxxx are
the last five digits of the Router’s serial number, found on
the product label on the left side of the Router’s bottom
panel). The setup software that you use to install your
Router and set up your wireless network changes the
default Network Name to an easy-to-remember name.
NOTE: If you restore the Router’s factory default
settings (by pressing the Reset button or using
the Administration > Factory Defaults screen),
the Network Name will return to its default
value, and all devices on your wireless network
will need to be reconnected.
Channel Width The default is 20 MHz Only. For best
performance, select Auto (20 MHz or 40 MHz) to have the
Router automatically select the Channel Width, 20 MHz or
40 MHz.
Channel Select the appropriate channel for your wireless
network. If you are not sure which channel to select, then
keep the default, Auto.
SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local
area for wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To broadcast the
Router’s SSID, keep the default, Enabled. If you do not
want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select Disabled.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to clear your changes.