# Wireless

> Name your Wi-Fi networks and attach each one to a routing path.

Source: https://joinnasnet.com/en/guides/nasnet-connect/lan/wireless/
Last updated: 2026-08-14

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## Overview

This sub-step appears whenever the router you selected has wireless interfaces.
Its header reads *"Configure your wireless network settings"*, and it offers two
shapes: **Single** SSID, where one wireless network serves everything, or
**Multi SSID**, where you publish a separate SSID per routing path.

Multi-SSID is what makes the project's routing model visible to the people using
the network. Join the *Domestic* SSID and your traffic goes out the local link;
join the *Foreign* SSID and it goes out the foreign one; join the *VPN* SSID and
it goes through the VPN client. In Multi SSID mode the header shows a running
count of how many networks are active.

## Before you start

- The screen carries a warning worth taking seriously: *"Please avoid using the
  following words in your SSID as they may indicate the type of network:
  'star', 'starlink', 'VPN', 'Iran', etc."*
- A network card is only enabled if its underlying base network exists. If one
  is greyed out with *"This base network is disabled"*, enable that network in
  the network configuration first.

## Steps

1. Choose **Single** or **Multi SSID** at the top of the screen.
2. For each network card, enter the **SSID** and the **Network Password**.
   **Generate SSID** and **Generate Pass** fill the fields for you.
3. In Multi SSID mode, **Generate Common Password** sets the same password
   across every network at once.
4. Set **SSID Visibility** and **Band Mode** per network.
5. If the router has more wireless interfaces than you have used, the extra
   cards let you pick which network each one is bridged to.

## Reference

| Field | What it does |
| ----- | ------------ |
| **SSID** | The wireless network name broadcast by the router |
| **Network Password** | The passphrase clients use to join |
| **SSID Visibility** | Whether the SSID is broadcast or hidden |
| **Band Mode** | Which radio band this network uses |
| **Network** (extra interfaces) | Which base network the interface is bridged to |

## Troubleshooting

**A network card is greyed out.** Its base network is disabled. The card says
*"Network disabled: this base network is disabled. Enable it in the network
configuration first."*

## Related

- [LAN Interfaces](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/lan/interfaces/)
- [Network Subnets](/en/guides/nasnet-connect/lan/subnets/)