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Using WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), Wireless Settings, Enable Wireless Router Radio

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NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual 2. Select Wireless Settings under Advanced in the main menu. Figure 2-5 The available settings in this screen are: • Enable Wireless Router Radio. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices cannot connect to the WNDR3300 router. If you will not be using your wireless network for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless connectivity. • Enable SSID Broadcast. Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that only devices that know the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network discovery feature of some products such as Windows XP. • WPS Settings. For information about these settings, see the following section, "Using WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)." • Wireless Card Access List. For information about this list, see "Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address" on page 2-17. Using WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) If a wireless client supports WPS, you can use this feature to connect the wireless client securely and easily to the router. Look for the symbol. WPS automatically specifies the network names (SSIDs) and wireless security settings for the wireless client. After WPS is set up, the method of security is Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK) data 2-12 v1.0, February 2008 Safeguarding Your Network

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NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Router WNDR3300 Reference Manual
2-12
Safeguarding Your Network
v1.0, February 2008
2.
Select
Wireless Settings
under Advanced in the main menu.
The available settings in this screen are:
•
Enable Wireless Router Radio
. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices
cannot connect to the WNDR3300 router. If you will not be using your wireless network
for a period of time, you can clear this check box and disable all wireless connectivity.
•
Enable SSID Broadcast
. Clear this check box to disable broadcast of the SSID, so that
only devices that know the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies
the wireless network discovery feature of some products such as Windows XP.
•
WPS Settings
. For information about these settings, see the following section,
“Using
WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
.”
•
Wireless Card Access List
. For information about this list, see
“Restricting Wireless
Access by MAC Address” on page 2-17.
Using WPS Security (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
If a wireless client supports WPS, you can use this feature to connect the wireless client securely
and easily to the router. Look for the
symbol. WPS automatically specifies the network names
(SSIDs) and wireless security settings for the wireless client. After WPS is set up, the method of
security is Wi-Fi Protected Access with Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK) data
Figure 2-5