TP-LINK TL-WR542G User Manual

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TL-WR542G 
 54M Wireless Router User Guide 
 
5.5 Wireless 
 
Figure 5-9: Wireless menu 
There are three submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in figure 5-9): Wireless 
Settings
,  MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Click any of them, and you will be 
able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each 
submenu are provided below. 
5.5.1 Wireless Settings 
The basic settings for the wireless network are set on this page, figure 5-10: 
       
Figure 5-10: Wireless Settings 
 
SSID - 
Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be 
assigned to all wireless devices on your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK, but 
it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to a 
different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT the 
same as tp-link
 
Region
 - Select your region from the pull-down list. This field specifies the region 
where the wireless function of the router can be used. It may be illegal to use the 
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