ASUS DSL-AC52U User Manual

4. In the Hide SSID field, select Yes to prevent wireless devices

from detecting your SSID. When this function is enabled, you

would need to enter the SSID manually on the wireless device

to access the wireless network.

5. Select any of these wireless mode options to determine

the types of wireless devices that can connect to your xDSL

modem router:

• Auto: Select Auto to allow 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, and

802.11b devices to connect to the xDSL modem router.

• Legacy: Select Legacy to allow 802.11b/g/n devices to

connect to the xDSL modem router. Hardware that supports

802.11n natively, however, will only run at a maximum speed

of 54Mbps.

• N only: Select N only to maximize wireless N performance.

This setting prevents 802.11g and 802.11b devices from

connecting to the xDSL modem router.

6. Select the operating channel for your xDSL modem router.

Select Auto to allow the xDSL modem router to automatically

select the channel that has the least amount of interference.

7. Select any of these channel bandwidth to accommodate

higher transmission speeds:

40MHz: Select this bandwidth to maximize the wireless

throughput.

20/40MHz: This is the default bandwidth.

20MHz: Select this bandwidth if you encounter some issues

with your wireless connection.

8. Select any of these authentication methods:

• Open System: This option provides no security.
• WPA/WPA2 Personal/WPA Auto-Personal: This option

provides strong security. You can use either WPA (with

TKIP) or WPA2 (with AES). If you select this option, you must

use TKIP + AES encryption and enter the WPA passphrase

(network key).