Setup, Administration, & Basic Features, Continued

By TG Publishing Team, published on July 18, 2003
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: ,

4. Setup, Administration, & Basic Features, Continued

Clicking over to the Channel and SSID screen shown in Figure 3 presents you with your entire selection of wireless settings.

Figure 3: Channel and SSID Setup
(click on the image for a full-sized view)

The pickin's are relatively slim compared to similar products, with the most significant omission being the ability to set the transmit rate. I was glad to see the Broadcast SSID checkbox, however, even though it doesn't guarantee your AP won't be found by wandering clients.

TIP: See this FAQ for more on what SSID Broadcast Disable does.

The other settings require a little bit of explanation, especially since Belkin's printed manual doesn't reflect the current firmware, and the downloadable versions aren't much better (at the time of this review at least).

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