jquery set select value

JavaScript
$(document).ready(function() {
    $("#gate option[value='Gateway 2']").prop('selected', true);
    // you need to specify id of combo to set right combo, if more than one combo
});
$("#mySelectElementID").val("my_new_value"); //change selected option/value with jQuery
$("div.id_100 select").val("val2");

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