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Airlink101 AR580W3G User Manual

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SSID (2):

This is the name of wireless router. You can type any

alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. ESSID

is used to identify your own wireless router from others when

there are other wireless routers in the same area. Default SSID is

‘default’, it’s recommended to change default ESSID name to the

one which is meaningful to you, like myhome, office_room1, etc.

Channel Number (3): Please select a channel from the dropdown list of ‘Channel

Number’, available channel numbers are 1 to 13 for European

countries, 1 to 11 for USA. You can choose any channel number

you want to use, and almost all wireless clients can locate the

channel you’re using automatically without any problem. However,

it’s still useful to remember the channel number you use, some

2.4 GHz (B)

2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b wireless network

client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate

11Mbps).

2.4 GHz (N)

2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11n wireless network

client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate

150Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G)

2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11b and 802.11g wireless

network client to connect this router (maximum transfer

rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, and maximum 54Mbps

for 802.11g clients).

2.4 GHz (G)

2.4GHz band, only allows 802.11g wireless network

client to connect this router (maximum transfer rate

54Mbps).

2.4 GHz (B+G+N)

2.4GHz band, allows 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n

wireless network client to connect this router (maximum

transfer rate 11Mbps for 802.11b clients, maximum

54Mbps for 802.11g clients, and maximum 150Mbps for

802.11n clients).