User`s guide

ADSL/VoIP Gateway User’s Guide
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Figure 32: Wireless Network: Wireless Network Type Selection
page
Each specification transmits at a certain speed (measured in
Mbits per second) over a specific frequency. The frequency
indicates the range at which wireless traffic can be transmitted
or received between the device and the wireless PC(s).
Supported specifications are:
• 802.11B only – provides slower rates at a longer range than
802.11G (11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band)
• 802.11G only – provides faster rates at a shorter range than
802.11B (20+ Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band)
• 802.11B/G – supports both of the above specifications, but
802.11G rates will be slower than they are in a G-only
network
To select a network type, click on a single radio button. Click on
the Confirm Changes> button to apply configuration changes
and move on to the next page in the wizard sequence, which
allows you to Set the Wireless Network Name.
Set the Wireless Network Name
The following page allows you to set the name of your wireless
network:
Figure 33: Wireless Network: Basic page
Your device and all of the wireless PCs in your wireless LAN
share the same wireless network name. This name (commonly
known as the Service Set Identifier (SSID) distinguishes your
Wireless network from any other(s) that may be in use nearby. It
also ensures that only those PCs configured with the same
name as the one set on your device can obtain access to it.
By default, the network name starts with GSV_ and ends with
the last six digits of your device’s MAC address. For security
reasons, we recommend that you replace the default network
name with a unique value of your own.