NETGEAR wndr3700 - Manual (Page 47)

RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
Protecting Your Network 3-2
v1.3, October 2009
Changing the Built-In Password
1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://www.routerlogin.net with
its default user name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever password
and LAN address you have chosen for the wireless router.
2. From the main menu, under the Maintenance heading, select Set Password to display the Set
Password screen:
3. To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice.
4. Click Apply to save your changes.
Restricting Access by MAC Address
For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to allow only specific PCs
based on their MAC addresses. You can restrict access to only trusted PCs so that unknown PCs
cannot wirelessly connect to the WNDR3700 router. MAC address filtering adds an obstacle
against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully
exposed.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1. Log in to the wireless router at its default LAN address of http://www.routerlogin.net with
its default user name of admin, and default password of password, or using whatever
password and LAN address you have chosen for the wireless router.
Note: After changing the password, you must log in again to continue the
configuration. If you have backed up the wireless router settings previously,
you should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes the new
password.
Note: If you configure the router from a wireless computer, add your computer’s
MAC address to the access list. Otherwise 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 that is on the access
control list, to make any further changes.