Wireless Settings Help

Country/Region

Select your country or region from the drop-down list. This field displays the region of operation for which the wireless interface is intended. It may not be legal to operate the access point in a country/region other than the country/region shown here. If your country or region is not listed, please check with your local government agency or check our website for more information on which channels to use. The wireless channel in use will be between 1 to 11 for US and Canada, 1 to 13 for Europe and Australia.

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

Enter a 32-character (maximum) service set ID in this field; the characters are case sensitive. When in infrastructure mode, this field defines the service set ID (SSID). The SSID assigned to the wireless node is required to match the access point SSID in order for the wireless node to communicate with the access point.

Default: NETGEAR

Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID)

If Enabled, the Wireless Access Point will broadcast its SSID, allowing Wireless Stations which have a "null" (blank) SSID to adopt the correct SSID. If set to disable, the SSID is not broadcast.

Default: Enabled

Operating Mode

Select the desired wireless mode. The options are:

Default: 11 b/g/Next

Channel/Frequency

Select the channel you wish to use on your wireless LAN. The wireless channel in use will be between 1 to 11 for US and Canada, 1 to 13 for Europe and Australia. Note that this feature will be disabled if AutoCell is enabled.

Default: 1

Note: If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers) you may need to experiment with different channels to see which is the best.