NETGEAR MBR624GU User Manual

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3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual

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Wireless Network Configuration

v1.0, January 2009

Wireless Access
Point

Enable Wireless Access
Point

Selected by default, this setting enables the wireless radio,
which allows the router to work as a wireless access point.
Turning off the wireless radio can be helpful for
configuration, network tuning, or troubleshooting.

Allow Broadcast Name
(SSID)

Selected by default, the router broadcasts its SSID, allowing
wireless stations that have a null (blank) SSID to adopt the
correct SSID. If you disable broadcast of the SSID, only
devices with the correct SSID can connect. This nullifies the
wireless network discovery feature of products such as
Windows XP, but the data is still exposed to equipment like
wireless sniffers. For this reason NETGEAR recommends
that you also enable wireless security.

Wireless Isolation

This feature is disabled by default. If it is enabled, wireless
stations cannot communicate with each other or with
stations on the wired network.

Wireless Station
Access List

Turn Access Control On

Access control is disabled by default so that any computer
configured with the correct SSID can connect. See

“Restricting Access by MAC Address”

Security Options

• Disabled. You can use this setting to establish wireless

connectivity before implementing wireless security.
NETGEAR strongly recommends that you implement
wireless security.

• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Use encryption keys

and data encryption for data security. You can select
64-bit or 128-bit encryption. See

“Configuring WEP”