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basic-network [2025/10/16 18:16] – [Wireless (5 GHz / interface eth2)-formatting-Bullet WiFi SSID security tips hogwildbasic-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.    * [4G/LTE]** **- enables support for 4th generation cellular USB modems. 
     * PIN code and APN fields appear in which you must enter settings.      * 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.    * [Disabled]** **- disables the physical WAN port on the router. 
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 **Lease Time (//mins.//)**: the DHCP lease time, in minutes. (Default: 1440). \\ \\ **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   - AP Mode
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 (Default: On). \\ \\ (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 ===== ===== Wireless Band Steering =====
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 **SSID:** the network name (Service Set IDentifier) for the 2.4 GHz WiFi interface. **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”. \\ \\ (Default: FreshTomatoXX, where “XX” is the band numbers.)  For example: “FreshTomato24”. \\ \\
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   * Location   * Location
   * Equipment type.   * Equipment type.
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 + \\
  
 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”. \\ \\ 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”. \\ \\
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