User's Manual Part 2

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GN-B46B Wireless Broadband Router User Guide
n SSID
The SSID is the name represent the router in the wireless network. This
SSID string is case sinsitive of up to 32 ASCII characters. The default
value is “GIGABYTE”, if the setup value is the default value, like “router”.
Only can accept the computer connection, which use the wireless card
SSID (or ESSID) set up, is “router”.
n Rate
You can select one of the rates among 1M, 2M, 5.5M and 11M based on
your need. The default value is “auto/best”.
n Hidden SSID
This setting allows you to hide the SSID in wireless transmission. Those
who don’t know the SSID will be able connect to the router. The default
value is “disable”.
n Authentication Type
You may choose between “Open System”, “Shared Key”, and “Open
system & Shared Key”. The Authentication Type default is set to “Open
System”.
Open System, in which the sender and the recipient do NOT share a
secret key. Each party generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver to
accept the randomly generated key. Once accepted, this key is used for a
short time only. Then a new key is generated and agreed upon.
Shared Key is both the sender and the recipient share a secret key.
If the “Shared Key” option is selected, it will not be able to perform the
option “disable” of the WEP.
n WEP Key
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a
64/128-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.1x
standard. When the “disable” is selected there is no WEP encryption.
When either “64bits” or “128bits” selected there is encrypted date transfer
to prevent unauthorized user to access the wireless network.