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How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address, Apply, admin, password, Wireless Settings

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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router WGR101 5. You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must be identical on all computers and Access Points in your network. • Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click the Generate button. The passphrase is case sensitive; NETGEAR-TRAVEL is not the same as nETgear. The four key boxes will be automatically populated with key values. • Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These entries are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa. Select which of the four keys will be active. Wireless client must also select the key number. Please refer to "WEP Wireless Security" on page D-4 for a full explanation of each of these options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard. 6. Click Apply to save your settings. How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address To restrict access based on MAC Addresses, follow these steps: 1. Log in to the WGR101 at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever LAN address and password you have set up. Note: When configuring the WGR101 from a wireless computer whose MAC address is not in the Trusted PC list, if you select Turn Access Control On, you will lose your wireless connection when you click on Apply. You must then access the wireless travel router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer which is on the access control list to make any further changes. 2. Open the Wireless Settings menu of the WGR101. 3. Click Wireless Station Access List to display the Wireless Card Access menu shown below. 4-10 February 2005 (202-10034-03) Wireless Configuration

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Reference Manual for the 54 Mbps Wireless Travel Router WGR101
4-10
Wireless Configuration
February 2005 (202-10034-03)
5.
You can manually or automatically program the four data encryption keys. These values must
be identical on all computers and Access Points in your network.
•
Automatic - Enter a word or group of printable characters in the Passphrase box and click
the Generate button. The passphrase is case sensitive; NETGEAR-TRAVEL is not the
same as nETgear. The four key boxes will be automatically populated with key values.
•
Manual - Enter ten hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, or A-F). These entries
are not case sensitive; AA is the same as aa.
Select which of the four keys will be active. Wireless client must also select the key
number.
Please refer to
“WEP Wireless Security” on page D-4
for a full explanation of each of these
options, as defined by the IEEE 802.11 wireless communication standard.
6.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
How to Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address
To restrict access based on MAC Addresses, follow these steps:
1.
Log in to the WGR101 at its default LAN address of
with its default user
name of
admin
and default password of
password
, or using whatever LAN address and
password you have set up.
2.
Open the
Wireless Settings
menu of the WGR101.
3.
Click
Wireless Station Access List
to display the Wireless Card Access menu shown below.
Note:
When configuring the WGR101 from a wireless computer whose MAC address is
not in the Trusted PC list, if you select Turn Access Control On, you will lose your
wireless connection when you click on Apply. You must then access the wireless travel
router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer which is on the access control
list to make any further changes.