Turning Off Wireless Connectivity Completely - NETGEAR DGN3500 User Manual

N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500
Restrict access based on the Wireless Card Access List.
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Turning off wireless connectivity completely

You can completely turn off the wireless connectivity of the wireless modem router by
pressing the Wireless On/Off button on the side panel of the wireless modem router. For
example, if you use your notebook computer to wirelessly connect to your wireless modem
router and you take a business trip, you can turn off the wireless portion of the wireless
modem router while you are traveling. Other members of your household who use computers
connected to the wireless modem router through Ethernet cables can still use the wireless
modem router. To do this, clear the Enable Wireless Access Point check box on the
Wireless Settings screen, and then click Apply.
Hiding your wireless network name (SSID)
By default, the wireless modem router is set to broadcast its wireless network name (SSID).
You can restrict wireless access to your network by not broadcasting the wireless network
name (SSID). To do this, clear the Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID) check box on the
Wireless Settings screen, and then click Apply. Wireless devices will not "see" your wireless
modem router. You must configure your wireless devices to match the wireless network name
(SSID) of the wireless modem router.
WARNING:
The SSID of any wireless access adapters must match the SSID
you specify in the wireless modem router. If they do not match,
you will not get a wireless connection to the wireless modem
router.
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 Awireless modem router. MAC address
filtering adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network, but the data broadcast
over the wireless link is fully exposed.The Wireless Station Access list determines which
wireless hardware devices will be allowed to connect to the wireless modem router.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
Log in to the wireless modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with
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its default user name of admin and default password of password, or using whatever
LAN address and password you have set up.
Configuring Your Wireless Network and Security Settings
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