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Section 3 - Configuration Wireless From the Settings menu, click Wireless to begin wireless configuration. You will see the Wi-Fi Name (SSID) and Password for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Click Advanced Settings... to expand the list and allow you to view all fields corresponding with each frequency band. The following options apply to both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz wireless frequency bands: Status: Enable or disable the wireless frequency band. Wi-Fi Name Create a Wi-Fi Name for your wireless network using up to 32 (SSID): characters. Password: Create a Password to use for wireless security. Wireless clients will need to enter this password to successfully connect to the network. Security Mode: Select None, WEP, or WPA/WPA2-Personal (recommended). 802.11 Mode: Select the preferred wireless networking standard for each band. The available options will depend on the wireless frequency band, as well as the currently selected security mode. Wi-Fi Channel: Select the desired channel. The default is Auto (recommended). Transmission Select the desired wireless transmission power (High, Medium or Power: Low). Channel Width: For the 2.4GHz band: Select Auto 20/40 MHz if you are using both 802.11n and non802.11n wireless devices, or select 20 MHz if you are not using any 802.11n wireless clients. For the 5GHz band: Select Auto 20/40/80 MHz if you are using 802.11ac, 802.11n, and non-802.11n wireless devices, or select Auto 20/40 MHz if you are using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices. D-Link DIR-859 User Manual 47

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D-Link DIR-859 User Manual
Section 3 - Configuration
Wireless
Enable or disable the wireless frequency band.
Create a
Wi-Fi Name
for your wireless network using up to 32
characters.
Create a
Password
to use for wireless security. Wireless clients will
need to enter this password to successfully connect to the network.
Select
None
,
WEP
, or
WPA/WPA2-Personal (
recommended).
Select the preferred wireless networking standard for each band.
The available options will depend on the wireless frequency band,
as well as the currently selected security mode.
Select the desired channel. The default is
Auto
(recommended).
Select the desired wireless transmission power (
High
,
Medium
or
Low
).
For the 2.4GHz band:
Select
Auto 20/40 MHz
if you are using both 802.11n and non-
802.11n wireless devices, or select
20 MHz
if you are not using any
802.11n wireless clients.
For the 5GHz band:
Select
Auto 20/40/80 MHz
if you are using 802.11ac, 802.11n, and
non-802.11n wireless devices, or select
Auto 20/40 MHz
if you are
using both 802.11n and non-802.11n wireless devices.
Status:
Wi-Fi Name
(SSID):
Password:
Security Mode:
802.11 Mode:
Wi-Fi Channel:
Transmission
Power:
Channel Width:
From the
Settings
menu, click
Wireless
to begin wireless configuration. You will see the
Wi-Fi Name (SSID)
and
Password
for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz
bands. Click
Advanced Settings...
to expand the list and allow you to view all fields corresponding with each frequency band.
The following options apply to both the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz wireless frequency bands: