Network Name (SSID)

This is the name of your wireless network. Wireless devices will need to know the network name (also known as an SSID) of your router in order to communicate with it.

U.S. Robotics recommends that you change the network name and treat it like a password. Use a combination of more than eight alphanumeric characters that is not easy to guess (such as “MyHomeOffice” or “Fish81Tree”).

Security

U.S. Robotics recommends securing your router from unauthorized wireless devices by using WPA encryption. If you have older wireless devices that don’t support WPA, you can select WEP. If you want to use a different method later, you can change it on the router’s Security page after the setup is complete.


(The pass phrase must be between eight and sixty-three characters long.)

(The key must be  characters long.)

U.S. Robotics recommends that you treat your WPA pass phrase like a password and use a combination of alphanumeric characters that is not easy to guess (such as “5Rock2Fish9Sand” or “20Dogs933Trot”).

You will need to enter these values when you configure a wireless client. After setup is complete, these values will be displayed on the router’s Status page, and you can write them down or print them.

When you’re finished and ready to apply your changes, press Apply.