User's Manual

Chapter 5AP Mode

NWD2205 User’s Guide

5.4 The Configuration Screen

The Configuration screen allows you to set up the broadcast parameters for your

access point as well as its security options.

Figure 56 The Configuration Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 21 Configuration

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Wireless Set-

tings

SSIDEnter a name for your AP This name is broadcast to all wireless-capable

devices in range and can be used to connect to your AP.

You can enter up to 32 printable ASCII characters in this field.

Hide SSID Select this option to keep your AP’s SSID private. Only users who

explicitly enter the SSID name in their connection window while con-

necting will be able to “see” it.

While effective at deterring the casual user from inadvertantly connect-

ing to your AP, it is the weakest of all wireless security. Anyone with a

basic sniffer program will be able to detect the channel.

Wireless

Mode

This displays a list of available wireless modes. As of this writing, the

NWD2205 only supports 2.4 GHz.

ChannelSelect a channel on which on broadcast your AP’s wireless signal.

If there are a high number of APs broadcast within range of one

another, try to use a channel that is either not in use or that has the

fewest number of broadcasters. Too many APs using the same channel

can interfere with one another.