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Advanced Wireless Settings
You can use this screen to turn the wireless radio on and off, to specify WPS settings, to use
AP mode, set up a wireless bridge, and to set up a wireless access list.
The Fragmentation Length, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode options in this screen
are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not change these
settings unless you have a specific reason to do so.
Control the Wireless Radio
By default, the wireless radio is enabled so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. You
can turn the wireless radio on or off in the Advanced Wireless Settings screen or by using the
WiFi On/Off button on the router side panel. When the wireless radio is off, you can still use
an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.
To turn the wireless radio on or off:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
By default, the Enable Wireless Router Radio check box is selected.
2.
Select or clear the
Enable Wireless Router Radio
check box.
If you clear this check box, this turns off the WiFi feature of the wireless router.
3.
(Optional) Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box and fill in the fields
to specify the times when you do not need a wireless connection.
For example, you could turn off the wireless signal for the weekend if you leave town.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Your changes take effect.
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Set Up a Wireless Schedule
You can use this feature to turn off the wireless signal from your router at times when you do
not need a wireless connection. For example, you could turn it off for the weekend if you
leave town.
To configure and enable the wireless schedule:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2.
Click the
Add a new period
button.
3.
Use the menus, radio buttons, and check boxes to set up a period during which you want
the wireless signal to be turned off.
4.
Click the
Apply
button.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
5.
Select the
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
check box to activate the schedule.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
View or Change WPS Settings
To specify WPS Settings:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Router’s PIN field displays the PIN that you use on a registrar (for example, from the
Network Explorer on a Vista Windows computer) to configure the router’s wireless
settings through WPS.
2.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Disable Router’s PIN
check box.
The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the router detects suspicious
attempts to break into the router’s wireless settings by using the router’s PIN through
WPS. You can manually enable the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router’s PIN
check box.
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3.
(Optional) Select or clear the
Keep Existing Wireless Settings
check box.
By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is selected. NETGEAR
recommends that you leave this check box selected.
If you clear this check box, the next time a new wireless client uses WPS to connect to
the router, the router wireless settings change to an automatically generated random
SSID and security key.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Wireless Access List by MAC Address
You can set up a list of computers and wireless devices that are allowed to join the wireless
network. This list is based on the unique MAC address of each computer and device.
Each network device has a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character physical address,
containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and separated by colons (for
example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the label of the wireless
card or network interface device. If you do not have access to the label, you can display the
MAC address using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find the
MAC addresses in the Attached Devices screen.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
2.
Click the
Setup Access List
button.
3.
Click
Add
.
The Wireless Card Access Setup screen opens and displays a list of currently active
wireless cards and their Ethernet MAC addresses.
4.
If the computer or device you want is in the Available Wireless Cards list, select that radio
button; otherwise, type a name and the MAC address.
You can usually find the MAC address on the bottom of the wireless device.
Tip:
You can copy and paste the MAC addresses from the Attached Devices
screen into the MAC Address field of this screen. To do this, use each
wireless computer to join the wireless network. The computer should
then be listed in the Attached Devices screen.
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5.
Click
Add
.
The screen changes back to the list screen.
6.
Add each computer or device you want to allow wireless access.
7.
Select the
Turn Access Control On
check box.
8.
Click
Apply
.
To edit a wireless device or delete it from the access list:
1.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen displays.
2.
In the table, select the radio button next to the wireless device that you want to edit or
delete.
3.
Do one of the following:
•
Click the
Edit
button.
The Edit Wireless Card screen displays.
a.
Edit the address information.
b.
Click the
Accept
button.
•
Click the
Delete
button.
The address is removed from the table.
Wireless Access Point (AP)
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the
other router.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on the other router
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2.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP
.
3.
Select the
Enable Access Point Mode
check box.
4.
Select the check box for the IP address setting that you want to use:
•
Get an IP address dynamically from the other router
. The other router on the
network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
•
Fixed IP address (not recommended)
. Use this setting if you want to manually
assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option
effectively requires advanced network experience.
Note:
To avoid interference with other wireless routers or gateways in your
network, NETGEAR recommends that you use different wireless settings for
the router in Access Point mode. You could also turn off the wireless radio on
the other router or gateway and use your router only for wireless client access.
5.
Click the
Apply
button.
The IP address of the router changes, and you are disconnected. To reconnect, close and
restart your web browser, and type
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