Setup WiFi on the Billion Bipac 7300G RA

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The Billion Bipac 7300G RA router is considered a wireless router because it offers WiFi connectivity. WiFi, or simply wireless, allows you to connect various devices to your router, such as wireless printers, smart televisions, and WiFi enabled smartphones.

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WiFi Terms

Before we get started there is a little bit of background info that you should be familiar with.

Wireless Name

Your wireless network needs to have a name to uniquely identify it from other wireless networks. If you are not sure what this means we have a guide explaining what a wireless name is that you can read for more information.

Wireless Password

An important part of securing your wireless network is choosing a strong password.

Wireless Channel

Picking a WiFi channel is not always a simple task. Be sure to read about WiFi channels before making the choice.

Encryption

You should almost definitely pick WPA2 for your networks encryption. If you are unsure, be sure to read our WEP vs WPA guide first.

Login To The Billion Bipac 7300G RA

To get started configuring the Billion Bipac 7300G RA WiFi settings you need to login to your router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Billion Bipac 7300G RA, follow our Billion Bipac 7300G RA Login Guide.

Find the WiFi Settings on the Billion Bipac 7300G RA

If you followed our login guide above then you should see this screen.

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This is the status page from your Billion Bipac 7300G RA router.

Beginning on the Status page of the Billion BiPAC-7300G-RA router, click the link, in blue, on the left side of the page titled Configuration. Next, choose LAN, then Wireless.

Change the WiFi Settings on the Billion Bipac 7300G RA

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This is the wifi setup page from your Billion Bipac 7300G RA router.

The first thing that should be changed on this page is the ESSID. This is the name you give your network so you can distinguish it from the others in the area. You should create a unique name without any personal data. Be sure to read our guide - Wireless names.

If you want to hide your network name, click the Enable radio button next to Hide ESSID. This only hides it from the general public. This is only a camouflage, not invisibility. An hacker can still find your network using the proper scanning tools.

Now, find the drop down list titled Channel ID. Just like a radio, you can change the channel on your WiFi. If you are not receiving the reception you used to, try changing the channel. You should also change your channel if you are not on channel 1,6, or 11. In the spectrum available for use, there is only room for up to three channels that don't overlap. Overlapping channels cause a lot of interference. However, completely sharing a channel does not cause nearly as much due to channel sharing software within the router itself. For more on this topic, click the link - WiFi channels.

Click Apply to save your changes.

Now, click the link in the left sidebar labeled Wireless Security.

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This is the wifi security page from your Billion Bipac 7300G RA router.

This takes you to the page you see here. First, use the drop down list labeled Security Mode to choose WPA2 Pre-Shared Key. There are several choices here, and for more on the differences with these modes, read our guide - WEP vs. WPA.

After that should be the WPA2 Algorithm. This is the encryption method you are to use when transmitting your data over the airwaves. According to the manual there is only one choice, TKIP. TKIP is an older version of encryption that has some downsides making it easier to crack. Our recommendation is AES if possible. AES is much newer and with today's technology is considered uncrackable.

Next is the WPA2 Shared Key. This is the password you use to gain access to your network. It is also used in the encryption so it is quite important to create a strong password. We recommend using at least 20 characters. Read our guide by clicking the link - Choosing a strong password for help with this.

The last thing is the Group Key Interval. This is asking you how many seconds before you want the router to create a new encryption key with your password. You can leave this at 3600.

When you are finished, click the Apply button to save your changes.

That's it, you did it!

Possible Problems when Changing your WiFi Settings

After making these changes to your router you will almost definitely have to reconnect any previously connected devices. This is usually done at the device itself and not at your computer.

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