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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310 • Turning off wireless connectivity completely. You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the router. For example, if you use your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your router, and you take a business trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the router while you are traveling. Other members of your household who use computers connected to the router through Ethernet cables can still use the router. To do this, clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, and then click Apply. • Hiding your wireless network name (SSID). By default, the router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). You can restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network name (SSID). To do this, clear the Enable SSID Broadcast check box on the Wireless Settings screen, and then click Apply. Wireless devices will not "see" your router. You have to configure your wireless devices to match the wireless network name (SSID) of the router. Note: The SSID of any wireless access adapters has to match the SSID you configure in the router. If they do not match, you will not get a wireless connection to the router. Restrict Access by MAC Address For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific computers based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted computers so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed. Note: If you configure the router from a wireless computer, add your computer's MAC address to the access list. Otherwise you will lose your wireless connection when you click Apply. You have to then access the router from a wired computer, or from a wireless computer that is on the access control list, to make any further changes.  To restrict access based on MAC addresses: 1. From the main menu under Advanced, select Wireless Settings. Click Set Up Access List to display the Wireless Card Access List screen. Advanced Settings 68

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Advanced Settings
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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310
•
Turning off wireless connectivity completely
.
You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the router. For example, if you use your
notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your router, and you take a business trip, you
can turn off the wireless portion of the router while you are traveling. Other members of
your household who use computers connected to the router through Ethernet cables can
still use the router. To do this, clear the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check box on the
Advanced Wireless Settings screen, and then click
Apply
.
•
Hiding your wireless network name (SSID)
.
By default, the router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID). You can
restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network name
(SSID). To do this, clear the
Enable SSID Broadcast
check box on the Wireless Settings
screen, and then click
Apply
. Wireless devices will not “see” your router. You have to
configure your wireless devices to match the wireless network name (SSID) of the router.
Note:
The SSID of any wireless access adapters has to match the SSID
you configure in the router. If they do not match, you will not get a
wireless connection to the router.
Restrict Access by MAC Address
For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific
computers based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted computers
so that unknown computers cannot wirelessly connect to the Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless
Router. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network,
but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
Note:
If you configure the router from a wireless computer, add your
computer’s MAC address to the access list. Otherwise you will lose
your wireless connection when you click
Apply
. You have to then
access the router from a wired computer, or from a wireless
computer that is on the access control list, to make any further
changes.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1.
From the main menu under Advanced, select Wireless Settings. Click
Set Up Access
List
to display the Wireless Card Access List screen.