About Your Smart Wizard - NETGEAR WNA3100 - Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter User Manual

Wireless-N 300 USB Adapter WNA3100 User Manual

About Your Smart Wizard

The About tab displays the current version information.
Figure 2-13
Table 2-3. About Tab Settings
About Tab Field
Device Regional
Domain
Driver version
Driver Date
MAC Address
IP Address
Smart Wireless Version
Utility
Date
2-14
Description
This is the region setting for the wireless adapter. The approved
channels for the region are automatically scanned. Governments
regulate the channels used for wireless transmission. Operating the
wireless adapter in a different region might violate local laws.
The wireless adapter driver version.
The wireless adapter driver release date.
The MAC (Media Access Control) address of the adapter. This is a
unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface
card. Some wireless networks restrict access based on a list of known
MAC addresses. If you are communicating with such a network, you
must provide the address shown here to the network administrator
before you are allowed to connect. Restricting access by MAC address
adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network. However,
unless you use data encryption security, the data broadcast over the
wireless link is fully exposed.
The IP address assigned to this adapter.
The version of the Smart Wizard.
The release date of the Smart Wizard.
v1.0, December 2009