RadioLAN WNR834B - Manual (Page 42)

NETGEAR RangeMax™ NEXT Wireless Router WNR834B User Manual
3-14 Safeguarding Your Network
v1.2, January 2007
7. Select the checkbox to Turn Access Control On...
8. Click Apply to save your Wireless Card Access List settings.
Now, only devices on this list are allowed to wirelessly connect to the WNR834B.
Changing the Administrator Password
The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is password. NETGEAR
recommends that you change this password to a more secure password.
To change the Administrator password:
Note: When configuring the router 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 Apply. You must then access the
wireless router from a wired computer or from a wireless computer which is on
the access control list to make any further changes.
Warning: MAC address filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your
network by the general public. However, because your trusted MAC
addresses appear in your wireless transmissions, an intruder can read them
and impersonate them. Do not rely on MAC address filtering alone to secure
your network.
Tip: Before changing the router password, use the router backup utility to save your
configuration settings with the default password of password. If you save the
settings with a new password, and you later forget the new password, you will have
to reset the router back to the factory defaults and log in using the default password
of password. This means you will have to re-enter all the router configuration
settings.