User`s guide

ADSL/VoIP Gateway User’s Guide
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To do this:
1. Click in the Network Name (SSID) box and type a new
name. The name can be any combination of numbers
and/or letters with a maximum length of 32 characters.
2. Click Next>.
If you are following the First Time Settings wizard, the next page
in the wizard sequence is displayed, which allows you to Select
a Channel.
If you have accessed this page from the General Settings
section of the Wireless Network page, click on the Confirm
Changes button to apply changes and return to the Wireless
Network page.
Select a Channel
The following page allows you to select a network channel:
Figure 34: Wireless Network: Channel Selection page
Your device and all of the wireless PCs in your wireless LAN
must share the same channel number. Each channel
represents a regulatory channel frequency (MHz). Some
countries may regulate the use of certain channel frequencies.
Your ISP determines which channels are available and whether
you should allow automatic or manual channel selection.
To configure channel selection, choose one of the following
options:
• If you want the device to automatically select the best
channel for your network, click on the Allow MyDslModem
to select channel option and then click Next>.
• If you want to manually select a channel, click on the Select
a channel manually option and then click Next>. The
following page is displayed:
Figure 35: Wireless Network: Channel Selection (manual) page
Select a suitable channel (as advised by your ISP) from the
Channel drop-down list and then click Next>.