WRT300n: disable 802.11b wireless

Is it possible to administratively disable 802.11b radio on WRT300N?
The reason is to do not allow 802.11b clients to connect to my router, while 802.11g and 802.11n clients should get access to network.
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You cannot disable just 802.11b wireless...When you open the set up page of your router and click on Wireless see the Network Mode...You can disable all or when it is set to mixed it will enable all...When you select Wireless N Only it will disable Wireless B and Wireless G both...Same when you select Wireless G only(it will disable Wireless B and Wireless N both)...This means that you can have two of the modes disabled but not just one...

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