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About Your Smart Wizard, Device, Regional Domain, Driver Version, Driver Date, MAC Address

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NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual About Your Smart Wizard The About tab displays the current version information. Figure 2-16 The following information is displayed in the About tab: • Device: - Regional Domain. This is the region setting for the wireless adapter. The approved channels for the region are automatically scanned. Governments regulate the channels used for wireless transmission. Operating the wireless adapter in a different region might violate local laws. - Driver Version. The wireless adapter driver version. - Driver Date. The wireless adapter driver release date. - MAC Address. The MAC address of the adapter. The Media Access Control address is a unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Some wireless networks restrict access based on a list of known MAC addresses. If you are communicating with such a network, you must provide the address shown here to the network administrator before you are allowed to connect. Restricting access by MAC address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network. However, unless you use data encryption security, the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed. - IP Address. The IP address assigned to this adapter. • Smart Wireless Utility: - Version. The version of the Smart Wizard. v1.0, May 2008 2-19

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NETGEAR RangeMax Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter WN111v2 User Manual
2-19
v1.0, May 2008
About Your Smart Wizard
The About tab displays the current version information.
The following information is displayed in the About tab:
•
Device:
–
Regional Domain
. This is the region setting for the wireless adapter. The approved
channels for the region are automatically scanned. Governments regulate the channels
used for wireless transmission. Operating the wireless adapter in a different region might
violate local laws.
–
Driver Version
. The wireless adapter driver version.
–
Driver Date
. The wireless adapter driver release date.
–
MAC Address
. The MAC address of the adapter. The Media Access Control address is a
unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Some wireless
networks restrict access based on a list of known MAC addresses. If you are
communicating with such a network, you must provide the address shown here to the
network administrator before you are allowed to connect. Restricting access by MAC
address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network. However, unless you
use data encryption security, the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
–
IP Address
. The IP address assigned to this adapter.
•
Smart Wireless Utility:
–
Version.
The version of the Smart Wizard.
Figure 2-16