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--- basic-network [2025/08/28 02:59] – [WAN(x) Settings] hogwild
+++ basic-network [2026/01/22 16:27] (current) – old revision restored (2026/01/11 18:09) hogwild
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   * [4G/LTE]** **- enables support for 4th generation cellular USB modems.
     * PIN code and APN fields appear in which you must enter settings.
-    * To detect modems, enable USB and 3G/4G/5G modem support in [[nas-usb|USB Support]]. \\  (The latter applies to releases before r2025.3).\\
+    * To detect modems, enable USB and 3G/4G/5G modem support in [[nas-usb|USB Support]]. \\  (The latter applies to releases before r2025.3).\\ \\
   * [Disabled]** **- disables the physical WAN port on the router.
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 **Lease Time (//mins.//)**: the DHCP lease time, in minutes. (Default: 1440). \\ \\
-**Automatic IP**: lets FreshTomato obtain a LAN IP via DHCP.  \\  Since release 2022.6, this option is supported in: \\   \\   \\
+**Automatic IP**: lets FreshTomato obtain a LAN IP via DHCP.  \\  Since r2022.6, this option is supported in: \\   \\   \\
   - AP Mode
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 (Default: On). \\ \\
-**Invert ports order:** displays port icons in the opposite order from where they are on the hardware.
+**Invert ports order:**  changes whether Ethernet port numbers will match up physically/logically from left to right on your router.
+This does **not** actually change the ordering of any labels on the Ethernet Ports State graphic on the Overview menu. Thus, WAN0 will always display as the leftmost port on the page and LAN0, LAN1, LAN2, LAN3, etc will always show in that order.
-This is useful when the order of display icons doesn't match the physical locations on the router. (Default: Off).
 ===== Wireless Band Steering =====
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 **Wireless Network Mode: **selects which 802.11 WiFi protocols to make available to clients.
-The network modes available here will depend on your hardware.
+Network modes available here will depend on your hardware.
  \\
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   * N only - allows clients to connect using only the 802.11n. \\ \\
- \\
+FreshTomato uses the classic/manual method of channel selection, not the Broadcom acsd (automatic channel selection daemon).
+\\
 These apply only to the 2.4 GHz interface. Any 5 GHz interface will have separate Mode settings.
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 **SSID:** the network name (Service Set IDentifier) for the 2.4 GHz WiFi interface.
-For security, don't include personal identity/address/location/equipment type. Avoid using single dictionary words.
+For security, don't include personal words/phrases indicating your:
+ \\
+  * Name
+  * Identity
+  * Address
+  * Location
+  * Equipment type.
+ \\
+Single dictionary words also make for very poor security.\\
 (Default: FreshTomatoXX, where “XX” is the band numbers.)  For example: “FreshTomato24”. \\ \\
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   * r2023.4 and earlier (for all hardware): 60 - 7200 seconds.
 ===== Wireless (5 GHz / interface eth2) =====
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 **SSID:**  the network name of the 5 GHz WiFi.
-For security, don't include personal words/phrases indicating your name, identity, address, location, or equipment type. Single dictionary words also make for very poor security.\\ \\ (Default: FreshTomatoXX, where “XX” is the digits in the band.) On a 5 GHz network, the default SSID is “FreshTomato50”. \\ \\
+For security, don't include personal words/phrases indicating your:
+ \\
+  * Name
+  * Identity
+  * Address
+  * Location
+  * Equipment type.
+ \\
+Single dictionary words also make for very poor security.\\ \\ (Default: FreshTomatoXX, where “XX” is the digits in the band.) On a 5 GHz network, the default SSID is “FreshTomato50”. \\ \\
 **Broadcast: **enables SSID broadcasting.

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