NETGEAR WG311v2 - 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Installation Manual page 31

Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 v2
• MAC Address: The MAC address of this adapter. The Media Access Control address is a
unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every network interface card. Some wireless
networks will restrict access based on a list of known MAC addresses. If you are
communicating with such a network, you would have to provide the address shown here to the
network administrator before you would be allowed to connect. Restricting access by MAC
address adds an obstacle against unwanted access to your network. However, unless you use
data encryption security, the data broadcast over the wireless link is fully exposed.
• IP Address: The IP address assigned to this adapter.
• Configuration Utility Software: The version and release date of this utility.
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