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Wireless Setup, Enable Wireless Router Radio., Enable SSID Broadcast., Wireless Card Access List. - set up

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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual To configure the advanced wireless settings of your firewall, click the Wireless Setup link in the Advanced section of the main menu of the browser interface. The Advanced Wireless Settings menu appears, as shown below. Figure 3-3 • Enable Wireless Router Radio. If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices cannot connect to the WNR834M. • Enable SSID Broadcast. If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network 'discovery' feature of some products such as Windows XP. Note: The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these settings. • Wireless Card Access List. When the Trusted PCs Only radio button is selected, the WNR834M checks the MAC address of the wireless station and only allows connections to computers identified on the trusted computers list. Wireless Configuration 3-7 v1.3, May 2006

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NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834M Reference Manual
Wireless Configuration
3-7
v1.3, May 2006
To configure the advanced wireless settings of your firewall, click the
Wireless Setup
link in the
Advanced section of the main menu of the browser interface. The Advanced Wireless Settings
menu appears, as shown below.
Enable Wireless Router Radio.
If you disable the wireless router radio, wireless devices
cannot connect to the WNR834M.
Enable SSID Broadcast.
If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the
correct SSID can connect. Disabling SSID broadcast nullifies the wireless network ‘discovery’
feature of some products such as Windows XP.
Wireless Card Access List.
When the Trusted PCs Only radio button is selected, the
WNR834M checks the MAC address of the wireless station and only allows connections to
computers identified on the trusted computers list.
Figure 3-3
Note:
The
Fragmentation Threshold
,
CTS/RTS Threshold
, and
Preamble Mode
options are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do
not change these settings.