Netgear FM114P FR114W Reference Manual - Page 76

Wireless Settings, Identification, SSID Service Set ID - wireless access point

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Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall Wireless Settings To configure the Wireless interface of your firewall, click on the Wireless heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface. The Wireless Settings menu will appear, as shown in Figure 6-1: Figure 6-1. Wireless Settings menu Identification In the Identification section are the following parameters: • Regulatory Domain This field displays the region of operation for which the wireless interface is intended. It may not be legal to operate the firewall in a region other than the region shown here. • Station Name This is the Account Name that was defined in the Basic Settings menu. Some Wireless status screens may display this name as the Access Point in use. • SSID (Service Set ID) Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is Wireless, but NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change your network's SSID to a different value. 6-2 Wireless

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Reference Manual for the Model FR114P, FR114W and FM114P Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall
6-2
Wireless
Wireless Settings
To configure the Wireless interface of your firewall, click on the Wireless heading in the Main
Menu of the browser interface. The Wireless Settings menu will appear, as shown in
Figure 6-1
:
Figure 6-1.
Wireless Settings menu
Identification
In the Identification section are the following parameters:
Regulatory Domain
This field displays the region of operation for which the wireless interface is intended. It may
not be legal to operate the firewall in a region other than the region shown here.
Station Name
This is the Account Name that was defined in the Basic Settings menu. Some Wireless status
screens may display this name as the Access Point in use.
SSID (Service Set ID)
Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all
wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is
Wireless
, but NETGEAR strongly
recommends that you change your network’s SSID to a different value.