Netgear AC3200-Nighthawk User Manual - Page 132
Enable SSID Broadcast, NETGEAR-5G-2-Guest
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Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select Guest Network. 5. Scroll to the section of the screen for the guest WiFi network that you want to set up. The default guest wireless network names (SSIDs) are as follows: • NETGEAR-Guest is for the 2.4 GHz WiFi band. • NETGEAR-5G -Guest is for the first 5 GHz WiFi band. • NETGEAR-5G-2-Guest is for the second 5 GHz WiFi band. 6. Select any of the following wireless settings: • Enable Guest Network. When this check box is selected, the guest network is enabled, and guests can connect to your network using the SSID of this profile. • Enable SSID Broadcast. If this check box is selected, the wireless access point broadcasts its name (SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations with no SSID can adopt the correct SSID for connections to this access point. • Allow guest to see each other and access my local network. If this check box is selected, anyone who connects to this SSID can access your local network, not just your Internet connection. 7. Give the guest network a name. The guest network name is case-sensitive and can be up to 32 characters. You then manually configure the wireless devices in your network to use the guest network name in addition to the main SSID. 8. Select a radio button for a security option. The WPA2 options use the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older computers and wireless devices cannot use it. NETGEAR recommends that you select Network Settings 132