60 Creating an Access List for Your Wireless LAN
Creating an Access List for Your Wireless LAN
Creating an Access List for Your Wireless LAN
The default residential gateway wireless settings enable any computer with a compatible wireless adapter to
access your WLAN. To protect your network from unauthorized intrusions, you can restrict access to your
WLAN to a limited number of computers using the
Access List
feature.
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Only wireless clients configured with your network name can communicate with the residential gateway
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It is more difficult for unauthorized individuals who scan for unsecured WLANs to access your WLAN