Wireless Advanced Settings; Wps Settings - NETGEAR DGND3700 User Manual

N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3700
Note: The wireless router is already configured with the optimum settings.
Do not alter these settings unless directed by NETGEAR support.
Incorrect settings might disable the wireless router unexpectedly.

Wireless Advanced Settings

Enable Wireless Router Radio. The wireless access point of this router can be enabled or
disabled to allow wireless access. The Wireless LED on the front of the router also displays
the current status of the wireless access point to let you know if it is disabled or enabled. If it
is enabled, wireless stations can access the Internet. If it is disabled, wireless stations cannot
access the Internet.
Enable SSID Broadcast. If this feature is enabled, the wireless router broadcasts its name
(SSID) to all wireless stations. Stations that have no SSID (or a null value) can then adopt the
correct SSID for connections to this access point.
Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode. Do not change
these settings. The Fragmentation Threshold, CTS/RTS Threshold, and Preamble Mode
settings are reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only.

WPS Settings

Router's PIN. The PIN number that you use on a registrar (for example, from the Network
Explorer on a Vista Windows PC) to configure the wireless modem router's wireless settings
through WPS. You can also find the PIN on the wireless modem router's product label.
Disable Router's PIN. The PIN function might temporarily be disabled when the wireless
modem router detects suspicious attempts to break into the wireless modem router's wireless
settings by using the wireless modem router's PIN through WPS. You can manually enable
the PIN function by clearing the Disable Router's PIN check box.
Keep Existing Wireless Settings. By default, the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check
box is selected. This shows whether the router is in the WPS configured state.
If the Keep Existing Wireless Settings check box is not selected, adding a new wireless client
changes the router's wireless settings to an automatically generated random SSID and
security key. NETGEAR does not recommend this. In addition, if this option is selected, some
external registrars (e.g., Network Explorer on Vista Windows) might not see the router.
Configuring the basic wireless settings from the router's management interface selects this
option automatically.
Wireless Card Access List. By default, any wireless PC that is configured with the correct
SSID is allowed access to your wireless network. For increased security, you can restrict
access to the wireless network to allow only specific PCs based on their MAC addresses. On
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