User guide

Wireless-G Broadband Router
Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond
with your network settings, between 1 and 11 (in North America). All devices
in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function cor-
rectly.
WEP An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption
method used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses 64-bit or
128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security
for every data transmission. To decode data transmissions, all devices-
Wireless-G and 802.11b-in a network must use an identical WEP key. Higher
encryption levels offer higher levels of security, but due to the complexity of
the encryption, they may decrease network performance.
To enable WEP encryption, click the Enable radio button. Then click the Edit
WEP Settings button to configure the WEP settings. To disable WEP encryp-
tion, keep the default setting, Disable.
To save your changes on this page, click the Apply button. To cancel any
unsaved changes on this page, click the Cancel button. To get more information
about the features, click the Help button.
2.4GHz, 54g,Wireless-G (WEP)
The 2.4GHz, 54g, Wireless-G (WEP) screen allows you to configure your
WEP settings. WEP encryption should always be enabled to increase the
security of your wireless network.
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Keep Alive Option: Redial Period If you select this option, the Router will
periodically check your Internet connection. If you are disconnected, then
the Router will automatically re-establish your connection. To use this
option, click the radio button next to Keep Alive. To use this option, click
the radio button next to Keep Alive. In the Redial Period field, you specify
how often you want the Router to check the Internet connection. The default
Redial Period is 30 seconds.
To save your changes on this page, click the Apply button. To cancel any
unsaved changes on this page, click the Cancel button. To get more infor-
mation about the features, click the Help button.
LAN
MAC Address The MAC Address of the LAN interface is displayed here.
IP Address and LAN Subnet Mask The values for the Router’s IP Address
and Subnet Mask are shown here. The default values are 192.168.1.1 for the IP
Address and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.
Wireless 2.4GHz, 54g, Wireless-G
MAC Address The MAC Address of the wireless interface is displayed here.
Mode If you have Wireless-G and 802.11b devices in your network, then keep
the default setting, Mixed. If you have only Wireless-G devices, select G-Only.
If you want to disable wireless networking, select Disable.
SSID The SSID is the network name shared among all devices in a wireless
network. The SSID must be identical for all devices in the wireless network. It
is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, which may
be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in
your wireless network. For added security, Linksys recommends that you
change the default SSID (linksys) to a unique name of your choice.
SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless net-
works to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To
broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting, Enable. If you do not
want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disable.
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