NETGEAR MBR624GU User Manual page 34

3G Broadband Wireless Router MBR624GU User Manual
Table 2-1. Wireless Settings (continued)
Settings
Wireless Access Enable Wireless Access
Point Point
Allow Broadcast Name
(SSID)
Wireless Isolation
Wireless Station Turn Access Control On
Access List
Security Options
2-6
Description
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.
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.
This feature is disabled by default. If it is enabled, wireless
stations cannot communicate with each other or with
stations on the wired network.
Access control is disabled by default so that any computer
configured with the correct SSID can connect. See
"Restricting Access by MAC
• 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
• WPA-PSK (WiFi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key).
Allow only computers configured with WPA to connect to
the router. See "Configuring WPA, WPA2, or
• WPA2-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access with 2 Pre-Shared
Keys). Allow only computers configured with WPA2 to
connect to the router. See
WPA/WPA2".
• WPA-PSK + WPA2-PSK. Allow computers configured
with either WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security to connect to
the router. See "Configuring WPA, WPA2, or
• The WPA-802.1x, WPA2-802.1, and WPA-802.1x
+WPA2-802.1 options utilize user authentication
implemented using IEE 802.1x and Radius servers. See
"Configuring WPA, WPA2, or
v1.0, January 2009
Address".
"Configuring WEP".
WPA/WPA2".
"Configuring WPA, WPA2, or
WPA/WPA2".
WPA/WPA2".
Wireless Network Configuration