Change The Wifi Channel; Mac Filter Tab - NETGEAR Fuse User Manual

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3. Click the Submit button.

Change the WiFi Channel

The WiFi channel is the active channel of the WiFi access point. If your network is having
performance issues (possibly caused by other WiFi networks in the vicinity using the same channel),
try a different WiFi channel.
You can change the channel from the Mobile Hotspot Manager's WiFi > Options page.
Note: All connected devices will be disconnected and have to reconnect if the channel is changed.
1. In the Mobile Hotspot Manager, click WiFi > Options.
2. Select a different channel number in the WiFi Channel list, or, to have your device automatically
determine the channel to use, select Auto.
Note: If you choose Auto, your device could reselect the same channel. If this happens, try again.
3. Click Submit.

MAC Filter Tab

MAC (Media Access Control) filtering can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from connecting to
your network.
The MAC filter is used to grant ("white list") or block ("black list") wireless devices access to the Main
and Guest WiFi networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each wireless device.
You can choose one of three modes:
None – All computers are allowed to access the network.
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Black list – All computers are allowed to access the network, unless they're in this list.
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White list – Only computers that are in this list are allowed to access the network.
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Regardless of the mode, a user must provide the correct WiFi password to access the network.
The MAC filter is used to grant ("white list") or block ("black list") wireless devices access to the WiFi
and mobile broadband (LTE) networks. Access is based on the MAC address of each wireless
device.
MAC filtering increases security of your network. You can give access to your network, based on the
MAC address of the wireless devices. This makes it harder for a hacker to use a MAC address to
access your network.
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