User Manual

WPB3000 Powerline Wireless Network Extender User Manual

Field Description

Extender does not broadcast its SSID on the wireless

network.

Country Select the country where you are from the drop-down list.

802.11 Mode

Select the appropriate wireless mode. The default is Mixed

802.11b/g/n.

802.11b only: The maximum rate is 11Mbps.

802.11g only: The maximum rate is 54Mbps.

802.11n only: For 20M bandwidth, the maximum rate is

130Mbps (150Mbps for short preamble); for 40M Upper

(+) or 40M Lower (-) bandwidth, the maximum rate is

270Mbps (300Mbps for short preamble).

Mixed 802.11b/g: It is compatible with 802.11b and

802.11g.

Mixed 802.11n/g: It is compatible with 802.11n and

802.11g.

Mixed 802.11b/g/n: It is compatible with 802.11b,

802.11n, and 802.11g.

Band Width

Only in the 802.11 mode that is compatible with 802.11n, can

you set the band width. For 20M bandwidth, the maximum

rate is 130Mbps (150Mbps for short preamble); for 40M

Upper (+) or 40M Lower (-) bandwidth, the maximum rate is

270Mbps (300Mbps for short preamble).

Wireless Channel

Select the working channel of the wireless network. The

default is Auto Scan, which indicates that the Powerline

Wireless Network Extender automatically searches for the

best channel among the available channels.

In this page, you can also configure the wireless security parameters.

Wireless security settings are very important in protecting the wireless base

stations on your network and wireless communication between your router and

wireless network. The Powerline Wireless Network Extender provides 5 types of

wireless security modes, which contain None, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and

WPA/WPA2-PSK.

(1) None