Wireless advanced settings – Actiontec electronic Actiontec Wireless DSL Gateway GT701WG User Manual

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Chapter 4 Using Advanced Setup

This feature allows the user to control the Wireless LAN Network by denying or
allowing wireless access by specifying the

MAC

Address of the wireless client(s)

allowed or denied on the wireless network

After changing settings, click Next or Back to continue, or Save and Restart to
make all changes permanent.

Wireless Advanced Settings

Selecting Wireless Advanced Settings in the “Advanced Configuration” screen
generates the “Wireless Advanced Settings” screen.

SSID Broadcast

To prevent unknown users from associating with the Gateway’s network (by using

ANY

” as an

SSID

, for example), disable the Gateway’s

SSID

broadcast by clicking in

the circle next to “Disable.”

802.11b/g Mode

Access to the Gateway’s network can be restricted to wireless clients using either
the

802.11

b or

802.11

g wireless adapters. Click on the down arrow next to the text

box and select the desired option. Actiontec recommends using the “Mixed” mode
(the default option), which enables both

802.11

b and

802.11

g wireless clients to join

the network.

After changing settings, click Next or Back to continue, or Save and Restart to
make all changes permanent.

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