N300 WiFi Range Extender
4.Select Advanced > Wireless Settings.
All the check boxes are selected by default.
5.In the Advanced Wireless Settings section of the screen, select or clear the check boxes.
•Enable Wireless Access Point. When this check box is selected, the extender allows WiFi connections. Clearing this check box prevents wireless devices from connecting to the extender. LAN devices can still connect to the extender over an Ethernet cable.
•Enable SSID Broadcast. When this check box is selected, the extender broadcasts its wireless network name (SSID). Clearing this check box hides the extender’s network name. In such a situation, this network name does not display in a WiFi network manager. A user who wants to join this hidden network must know its network name.
•Keep Existing Wireless Settings. This check box is selected so that if you use WPS to connect to the extender WiFi network, its wireless network name stays the same instead of changing to a new, randomly generated network name. NETGEAR recommends that you leave this check box selected.
6.Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.
Set Up a Wireless Access List
By default, any wireless device that is configured with the correct network name (SSID) can access the extender’s WiFi networks. For increased security, you can restrict access to the extender’s WiFi networks so that only wireless devices with the MAC addresses that you add to an access list can connect.
Each network device is assigned a MAC address, which is a unique
Manage the Extender Network and Settings
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