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Channel
The channel may be manually changed (if there are other wireless
networks operating in your area) by selecting a channel from the
drop-down list.
SSID
The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of your wireless network.
The SSID is up to 32 ASCII characters in length and case sensitive (i.e.
Letters in upper case “
A~Z
” and lower case “
a~z
” are unique). The
default SSID is “
GIGABYTE
”. To change the SSID, type in the SSID you
want to use in the SSID field and click
Submit
. If you make a change to
the SSID, any wireless devices on your network must also be
reconfigured to connect to the new network name.
Rate
Select a wireless data transmission rate from the drop- down list. The
default setting
auto/best
automatically detects and sets the optimum
transmission rate.
Hidden SSID
For security purposes, you may choose to hide your network’s SSID by
selecting
enable
from the drop-down list. This will prevent computers
scanning for the presence of wireless networks to detect your network
name. The default setting is
disable
.
Authentication Type
Select an authentication type from the drop-down list. The default setting
is
Open System
.
Open System:
The sender and the receiver do NOT share a secret key.
Each party generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver to accept a
randomly generated key. Once accepted, this key will only be used for a
short period of time. Afterwards, a new key will be generated and agreed
upon.
Shared Key:
Authentication is based upon a secret key shared by both
the sender and the receiver. If
Shared Key
is selected, you cannot
choose the WEP
disable
option.
WPA Pre-shared key:
, The WPA Pre-shared Key authentication
standard uses a password or “ key” between 8 and 32 characters. This
encryption key is changed after every dialog box using the Temporary
Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which allows users to change keys based
on dialog box and automatically synchronize keys between devices on
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