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G Wireless Modem Router
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APPENDIXES
Channel and SSID
To change the channel of operation of the Router, select the desired
channel from the drop-down menu and select your channel. Click “Apply
Changes” to save the setting. You can also change the SSID. The SSID
is the equivalent to the wireless network’s name. You can make the SSID
anything you want to. If there are other wireless networks in your area,
you should give your wireless network a unique name. Click inside of
the SSID box and type in a new name. Click “Apply Changes” to make
the change.
ESSID Broadcast
Many wireless network adapters currently on the market possess a
feature known as site survey. It scans the air for any available network
and allows each computer to automatically select a network from the
survey. This occurs if the computer’s SSID is set to “ANY”. Your Belkin
Router can block this random search for a network. If you disable the
“ESSID Broadcast” feature, the only way a computer can join your
network is by its SSID being set 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. Obviously, turning off the broadcast feature of
the SSID helps increase security.
Encryption
Setting encryption can help keep your network secure. The Router uses
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption to protect your data and
features two rates of encryption: 64-bit and 128-bit. Encryption works
on a system of keys. The key on the computer must match the key on
the Router, and there are two ways to make a key. The easiest is to let
the Router’s software convert a passphrase you’ve created into a key.
The advanced method is to enter the keys manually.
Application Gateways
Application gateways let you specify specific ports to be open for
specific applications to work properly with the Network Address
Translation (NAT) feature of the Router. A list of popular applications has
been included. You can select an application from the popular choices
included in the drop-down list. Your selections will be programmed into
the Router. From the drop-down list, select the row that you want to
copy the settings from, and the row you want to copy to, and then click
“Copy To”. The settings will be transferred to the row you specified.
Click “Apply Changes” to save the setting for that application. If your
application is not here, you will need to check with the application
vendor to determine which ports need to be configured. You can
manually input this port information into the Router.