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40 CHAPTER 5: ROUTER CONFIGURATION
Your Router is capable of blocking this "random" searching for a
network. If you disable the "Broadcast SSID" feature, the only way a
computer can join the network is by setting the computer's SSID to the
specific name of the network (like WLAN). Be sure that you know your
SSID (network name) before enabling this feature. It is possible to make
your wireless network nearly invisible. By turning off the broadcast of the
SSID, your network will not appear in a site survey. Site Survey is a feature
of many wireless network adapters on the market today. It will scan the
"air" for any available network and allow the computer to select the
network from the site survey. Turning off the broadcast of the SSID will
help increase security.
4 Select the Wireless Mode that you wish to use on your Router from the
Wireless Mode drop down list. Unless you are having problems with your
Wireless Network, it is recommended that you leave this setting on it’s
default value of Mixed (11b+11g).
5 Select whether you wish to use g Nitro Mode on your Router by selecting
the appropriate g Nitro radio button. Unless you are having problems
with your Wireless Network, it is recommended that you leave this setting
on it’s default value of Enable.
6 Press Apply.
Encryption
Figure 25 Encryption Screen
From this screen, you can select the wireless security mode that you wish
to use. There are five possible selections:
■ Disabled (see page 41)
■ WPA-PSK (no Server) (see page 41)
■ 128-bit WEP (see page 42)