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ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360
4. Specify the settings of the Profile Definition section of the Edit Security Profile screen as
explained in the following table:
Table 9. Profile Definition Settings of the Edit Security Profile Screen
Field
Profile Name
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
5. Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section of the Edit Security Profile screen
as explained in the following table.
The wireless access point is set by default as an open system with no authentication.
When you configure network authentication, bear in mind the following:
• If you are using access point mode (which is the default mode if you did not enable
wireless bridging), then all options are available. In other modes such as bridge
mode, some options might be unavailable.
• Not all wireless adapters support WPA or WPA2. Windows XP, Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 3, and Windows Vista do include the client software that supports WPA.
However, client software is required on the client. Consult the product documentation
for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions on
configuring WPA2 settings.
Description
Enter a unique name of the wireless security profile that makes it easy to
recognize the profile. The default names are NETGEAR, NETGEAR-1,
NETGEAR-2, and so on through NETGEAR-7. You can enter a value of up
to 32 alphanumeric characters.
The wireless network name (SSID) for the wireless security profile. The
default names depend on the selected radio band:
• 802.11b/bg/ng. The default names are NETGEAR_11ng,
NETGEAR_11ng-1, NETGEAR_11ng-2, and so on through
NETGEAR_11ng-7 for the eighth profile.
• 802.11a/na. The default names are NETGEAR_11na,
NETGEAR_11na-1, NETGEAR_11na-2, and so on through
NETGEAR_11na-7 for the eighth profile.
Select the Yes radio button to enable the wireless access point to
broadcasts its SSID, allowing wireless stations that have a null (blank)
SSID to adopt the wireless access point's SSID. Yes is the default setting.
To prevent the SSID from being broadcast, select the No radio button.
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