Sangean WFR-20 (R1) User Manual

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Configuring the radio to use either an Ethernet or a
Wi-Fi connection

3. Selecting the ‘Auto’ option from the ‘Wired / Wireless’ menu will

cause the radio to restart. It will then attempt to establish an

Ethernet connection to the network. If no Ethernet connection

is available the radio will attempt to establish a Wi-Fi connection

to the network.

Having established a particular type of connection to the network,

this connection will remain in use while the radio is on.

The Network Configuration menu also allows you to choose whether

or not the Internet radio displays a warning message when the Wi-Fi

signal strength is low. You can enable this feature by selecting

‘Signal Warning’ and then selecting ‘Yes’.

Configuring the radio to stay connected to wireless
while in standby mode

1. In the Network Configuration menu, select ”Wireless Standby

Power Mode”. Then press the Select button to select “YES”

or “NO”. If selecting , the radio will stay connected to

wireless while in standby mode, if selecting , the radio will

not stay connected to wireless while in standby mode.

2. If your radio connects to the internet by a wired Ethernet

connection and you have selected “Wired Only” on the

“Wired/Wireless” configuration menu, then the menu will not

have the “Wireless Standby Power Mode” option.

Entering the network name manually

If your network is configured with a hidden ESSID, then you will

need to enter the network name manually.

1. In the Network Configuration menu, select ‘Enter network name’.

A string of characters will be displayed. You can scroll through

this list by turning the rotary control or by pressing the Menu up or

Menu down buttons. The centre character will be entered into the

network name each time that you press Select.

If you make an error, either use the Back button on the remote

control, or give a long press on the rotary control.

2. When the name has been entered, locate the END symbol in the

string of characters and then press Select. The radio will then try

to connect to the named network.