User's Manual

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Advanced Dual-Band N Router
Linksys E2500 Chapter 1: Advanced Configuration
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings
Configuration View To manually configure your
wireless networks, select Manual. Proceed to the Wireless
Configuration (Manual) section. To use Wi-Fi Protected
Setup, select Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Proceed to
“Wi-Fi Protected Setup” on page 9.
Wireless Configuration (Manual)
Your Linksys E2500 can run two networks at the same
time, one network using the 5 GHz radio frequency band
and the other network using the 2.4 GHz radio frequency
band. This allows you to isolate higher-priority traffic, such
as video and voice applications, on the 5 GHz network,
which is less prone to interference.
The computers and devices running your video and voice
applications can use the 5 GHz network, while your guest
access and computers that are only browsing the web can
use the 2.4 GHz network.
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Family Notebook
Printer
Modem
Router
Gaming Console
Blu-ray Player
Internet
5 GHz Wireless Network (Local Devices Only)
2.4 GHz Wireless Network (Local or Guest Devices)
If you set the Configuration View to Manual, the Basic
Wireless Settings screen displays the following fields.
5 GHz Wireless Settings
Network Mode Select the wireless standards running on
your 5 GHz network.
• Mixed If you have both Wireless-A and Wireless-N
(5 GHz) devices in your network, keep the default,
Mixed.
• Wireless-A Only If you have only Wireless-A devices,
select Wireless-A Only.
• Wireless-N Only If you have only Wireless-N (5 GHz)
devices, select Wireless-N Only.
• Disabled If you do not have any Wireless-A and
Wireless-N (5GHz) devices in your network, select
Disabled.
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 For best performance in a network
using Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5 GHz) devices, keep the
default, Auto (20MHz or 40MHz). For a channel width
of 40 MHz, select 40MHz only. For a channel width of 20
MHz, select 20MHz only.
Channel Select the channel from the drop-down list for
Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) networking. If you are
not sure which channel to select, 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.
2.4 GHz Wireless Settings
Network Mode Select the wireless standards running on
your 2.4 GHz network.
• Mixed If you have both Wireless-B, Wireless-G and
Wireless-N (2.4 GHz) devices in your network, keep the
default, Mixed.