NETGEAR FWG114P Reference Manual page 50

Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P
• Wireless Network. The station name of the FWG114P.
— Wireless Network Name (SSID). The SSID is also known as the wireless network name.
Enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric characters. In a setting where there is more than
one wireless network, different wireless network names provide a means for separating the
traffic. Any device you want to participate in the 802.11b/g wireless network will need to
use this SSID for that network. The FWG114P default SSID is: NETGEAR.
— Region. This field identifies the region where the FWG114P can be used. It may not be
legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless firewall/print server in a region other
than one of those identified in this field. Unless you select a region, you will only be able
to use Channel 11.
— 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. For more information on the wireless channel frequencies,
please refer to
— Mode. Select the desired wireless mode. The options are:
• g & b - Both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations can be used.
• g only - Only 802.11g wireless stations can be used.
• b only - All 802.11b wireless stations can be used. 802.11g wireless stations can still
be used if they can operate in 802.11b mode.
The default is "g & b" which allows both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations to access
this device.
• Wireless Access Point
— Enable Wireless Access Point. Enables the wireless radio. When disabled, there are no
wireless communications through the FWG114P.
— Allow Broadcast of Name (SSID). The default setting is to enable SSID broadcast. If you
disable broadcast of the SSID, only devices that have the correct SSID can connect.
Disabling SSID broadcast somewhat hampers the wireless network 'discovery' feature of
some products.
• Wireless Card Access List
Lets you restrict wireless connections according to a list of Trusted PCs MAC addresses.
When the Trusted PCs Only radio button is selected, the FWG114P checks the MAC address
of the wireless station and only allows connections to PCs identified on the trusted PCs list.
To restrict access based on MAC addresses, click the Set up Access List button and update the
MAC access control list.
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Wireless Configuration