Linksys E3000 - Manual (Page 23)

20 High Performance Wireless-N Router
Linksys E3000 Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Wireless Configuration (Manual)
Your Linksys E3000 can run two networks at the same
time, one network using the 5 GHz radio frequency band
and the other network using the 2 .4 GHz radio frequency
band . This allows you to isolate higher-priority traffic, such
as video and voice applications, on the 5 GHz network,
which is less prone to interference .
The computers and devices running your video and voice
applications can use the 5 GHz network, while your guest
access and computers that are only browsing the web can
use the 2 .4 GHz network .
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Family Notebook Printer
Modem
Router
Gaming Console
Blu-Ray Player
Internet
If you set the Configuration View to Manual, the Basic
Wireless Settings screen displays the following fields .
5 GHz Wireless Settings
Network Mode Select the wireless standards running on
your 5 GHz network .
• Mixed If you have both Wireless-A and Wireless-N
(5 GHz) devices in your network, keep the default,
Mixed .
• Wireless-A Only If you have only Wireless-A devices,
select Wireless-A Only .
• Wireless-N Only If you have only Wireless-N (5 GHz)
devices, select Wireless-N Only.
• Disabled If you do not have any Wireless-A and
Wireless-N (5GHz) devices in your network, select
Disabled .
Network Name (SSID) The SSID is the network
name shared by all devices in a wireless network . It
is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 keyboard
characters . For added security, you should change the
default network name to a unique name .
Channel Width For best performance in a network
using Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5 GHz) devices, keep the
default, Auto (20MHz or 40MHz) . For a channel width
of 40 MHz, select 40MHz only . For a channel width of 20
MHz, select 20MHz only .
Channel Select the channel from the drop-down list for
Wireless-A and Wireless-N (5GHz) networking . If you are
not sure which channel to select, keep the default, Auto .
SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local
area for wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Router . To broadcast the
Router’s SSID, keep the default, Enabled . If you do not
want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select Disabled .
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to clear your changes .
2 .4 GHz Wireless Settings
Network Mode Select the wireless standards running on
your 2 .4 GHz network .
• Mixed If you have both Wireless-B, Wireless-G and
Wireless-N (2 .4 GHz) devices in your network, keep the
default, Mixed .
• Wireless-B/G Only If you have both Wireless-B and
Wireless-G (2 .4 GHz) devices in your network, select
Wireless-B/G Only .
• Wireless-B Only If you have only Wireless-B devices,
select Wireless-B Only .
• Wireless-G Only If you have only Wireless-G devices,
select Wireless-G Only .
• Wireless-N Only If you have only Wireless-N (2 .4 GHz)
devices, select Wireless-N Only .
• Disabled If you do not have any Wireless-B, Wireless-G
and Wireless-N (2 .4 GHz) devices in your network,
select Disabled .
Network Name (SSID) The SSID is the network
name shared by all devices in a wireless network . It
is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 keyboard
characters . For added security, you should change the
default network name to a unique name .
Channel Width For best performance in a network using
Wireless-B, Wireless-G and Wireless-N (2 .4 GHz) devices,
select Auto (20MHz or 40MHz) . For a channel width of 20
MHz, keep the default, 20MHz only .
Channel Select the channel from the drop-down list
for Wireless-B, Wireless-G, and Wireless-N (2 .4 GHz)
networking . If you are not sure which channel to select,
keep the default, Auto .
SSID Broadcast When wireless clients survey the local
area for wireless networks to associate with, they will
detect the SSID broadcast by the Router . To broadcast the
Router’s SSID, keep the default, Enabled . If you do not
want to broadcast the Router’s SSID, then select Disabled .