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Dell 2350 Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

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Enable Wireless

This setting enables radio transmission and reception on the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router.

Hide my wireless network

Checking this option disables the Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router sending out beacon packets to the wireless network. It is not selected by default and other
users can easily find and make association to your Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router with the use of a site survey tool.
If you want to increase wireless network security, you can enable this feature.

Mode

The Dell Wireless 2350 Broadband Router is 802.11g-compatible. You can select both b & g (dual mode), or just 802.11b mode or just 802.11g mode from the Mode
list.

SSID

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is a 32-character name that uniquely identifies all the computers and equipment that make up the wireless network.

Transfer Rate

Transfer rate can be set to automatic or some other fixed value. It is recommended that you set the transfer rate to automatic (Auto) to allow the wireless network
devices to transmit at a rate they deem optimum at any given point of time.

Channel

The channel settings let you set the channel for this router. The radio channel is the place over which a communication transmission occurs. The operating channel
number depends on the regulatory domain.

NOTE: If you want to configure the settings of Beacon Interval, RTS Threshold, Fragmentation Threshold, and DTIM Interval, ensure that Advanced Options is

selected first.