User Manual Part 3

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2 Click Wireless. The Wireless Summary screen opens.
3 Click Basic. The Wireless Basic screen opens.
4 Check the Enable Wireless check box to enable the wireless network. The screen
populates with additional fields.
5 Do you want to prevent other wireless clients from communicating with the
wireless access point (AP) of the residential gateway?
 If yes, check the Hide Access Point check box. This feature prevents any
other wireless client from communicating with the access point of the
residential gateway (or disables the wireless connection).
 If no, uncheck the Hide Access Point check box.
6 In the SSID field, enter the Service Set Identifier (SSID).
7 From the Channel drop-down list, select Auto or a channel from 1 to 11.
8 In the Wireless Mode field, select the wireless mode from the drop-down list:
 802.11g & 802.11b - Allows you to mix Wireless-B with Wireless-G
equipment, but you will lose the higher performance speeds of Wireless-G.