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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual • Enable Wireless Router Radio. You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router. For example, if you use your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your wireless router, and you take a business trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router while you are traveling. Other members of your household who use computers connected to the wireless router via Ethernet cables can still use the wireless router. To do this, clear the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, and then click Apply. The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these settings. • Turn off wireless signal by schedule. You can schedule times when the wireless signal is turned off. • WPS Settings. For information about WPS settings, see "Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to Configure Your Wireless Network" on page 2-11. • Restricting access by MAC address. You can use a Wireless Card Access List to restrict access. See "Restricting Access by MAC Address" on page 3-2. Adding Guest Networks Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having to know your wireless security key. You can add a guest network to each wireless network, 2.4 GHz b/g/n or 5 GHz a/n. To add a guest network, do the following: Safeguarding Your Network v1.0, August 2010 2-20

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N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 User Manual
Safeguarding Your Network
2-20
v1.0, August 2010
Enable Wireless Router Radio
.
You can completely turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router. For example, if you
use your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your wireless router, and you take a
business trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the wireless router while you are
traveling. Other members of your household who use computers connected to the wireless
router via Ethernet cables can still use the wireless router. To do this, clear the
Enable
Wireless Router Radio
check box on the Advanced Wireless Settings screen, and then click
Apply
.
The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are reserved
for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these settings.
Turn off wireless signal by schedule.
You can schedule times when the wireless signal is turned off.
WPS Settings
. For information about WPS settings, see
“Using Push 'N' Connect (WPS) to
Configure Your Wireless Network” on page 2-11
.
Restricting access by MAC address
. You can use a Wireless Card Access List to restrict
access. See
“Restricting Access by MAC Address” on page 3-2
.
Adding Guest Networks
Adding a guest network allows visitors at your home to use the Internet without having to know
your wireless security key.
You can add a guest network to each wireless network, 2.4 GHz b/g/n or 5 GHz a/n.
To add a guest network, do the following: