NETGEAR CG814M manual Wireless Settings, Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address

Reference Manual for the Model CG814M Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

Wireless Settings

In the Wireless Settings section are the following parameters:

•Name (SSID)

Enter a Service Set ID (SSID) value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is Wireless, but NETGEAR strongly recommends that you change your network’s SSID to a different value.

•Channel

This field determines which operating frequency will be used. It should not be necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.

Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address

By default, any wireless PC that is configured with the correct SSID will be allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict access to the wireless network to only allow specific PCs based on their MAC addresses.

Check the Turn Access Control On box to restrict access to you network to computers in the Access Control List.

To access the Access List, click the Setup Access List button shown in Figure 3-2:

Figure 3-2: Wireless Access List menu

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