NETGEAR WNR3500 user manual V1.0, March

NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500 User Manual

Figure 2-2

The available settings in this screen are:

•Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name. Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. When more than one wireless network is active, different wireless network names provide a way to separate the traffic. For a wireless device to participate in a particular wireless network, it must be configured with the SSID for that network. The WNR3500 default SSID is NETGEAR. You can disable this broadcast as described in “Viewing Advanced Wireless Settings” on page 2-12.

•Region. This field identifies the region where the WNR3500 router can be used. It might not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless router in a region other than one of those identified in this field.

Note: The region selection feature might not be available in all countries.

Safeguarding Your Network 2-7

v1.0, March 2008