User manual

CHAPTER 2 Access Point Setup
Linksys
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Data - Wireless Basic Settings Screen
Basic Wireless Settings
Wireless Radio Select the wireless radio from the list.
Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz.
Enable Radio Enable or disable the wireless radio.
Wireless Mode Select the desired option for radio 1:
G only - allow connection by 802.11G wireless stations only.
N only - allow connection by 802.11N wireless stations only.
B/G-Mixed - allow connection by 802.11B and G wireless
stations only.
B/G/N-Mixed (Default) - allow connections by 802.11N,
802.11B and 802.11G wireless stations.
Select the desired option for radio 2:
N/A-Mixed - allow connection by 802.11A and N wireless
stations only.
N only - allow connection by 802.11N wireless stations only.
AC only - allow connection by 802.11AC wireless stations only.
A/N/AC-Mixed - allow connection by 802.11A, 802.11N and
802.11AC wireless stations.
Wireless Channel Select wireless channel of the radio.
If Auto is selected, the access point will select the best
available channel when device boots up.
If you experience lost connections and/or slow data
transfers, experiment with manually setting different
channels to see which is the best.
SSID Settings
SSID Name Enter the desired SSID Name. Each SSID must have a
unique name. The name includes 1 to 32 characters.
Broadcast Enable or disable the broadcast of the SSID.
When the access point does not broadcast its SSID, the
network name is not shown in the list of available networks
on a client station. Instead, you must enter the exact
network name manually into the wireless connection
utility on the client so that it can connect.
Isolation Enable or disable isolation among clients of the SSID. If
enabled, wireless clients cannot communicate with others
in the same SSID.
Disabled by default.
VLAN ID Enter the VLAN ID of the SSID.
Used to tag packets which are received from the wireless
clients of the SSID and sent from Ethernet or Workgroup
Bridge interfaces.
Applicable only when VLAN function is enabled. VLAN
function can be configured in Configuration → LAN →
Network Setup screen.
Max Clients Enter the number of clients that can connect to the SSID.
The range is from 0 to 32, and 0 means no limit.