NETGEAR WNDA3100-100NAS user manual About Tab

NETGEAR RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB Adapter WNDA3100 User Manual

About Tab

The About tab displays the current version information.

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The following information is displayed in the About tab:

•Regional Domain. 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.

•Driver Version. The wireless adapter driver version.

•Hardware Version. The hardware version of the wireless USB adapter.

•Driver Date. The wireless adapter driver release date.

•MAC Address. The MAC address of the adapter. The Media Access Control address 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.

•IP Address. The IP address assigned to this adapter.

•Smart Wireless Utility. The version and release date of the Smart Wizard.

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v1.0, December 2007